Sample questions 1. (a) Photos A–D show four different products. Create a system for each product using the headings Inputs, Processing and Output. One product has been completed for you:
D
Inputs Trees
Processing
Cutting, sawing by carpenter
A B C
Output Timber
D
(b) Compare and contrast how two different government organisations help industries to set up in Ireland.
(c) (i) Explain the term ‘corporation tax rate’.
(ii) How can corporation tax rate affect the choice of location for an industry?
(d) Image A shows a ship being manufactured in South Korea. Image B shows Intel’s manufacturing plant in Co. Kildare, which produces microprocessors for computers.
A B
Exam hint!
When asked to compare and contrast, you should explain things that are the same and things that are different. For this question, think of funding and if the industry is Irish or from overseas (see p. 376).