Question 1 Below are two snapshots taken of the same area of Co. Galway from Google Maps.
There is evidence of primary, secondary and tertiary economic activity in the settlement above.
(i) Identify evidence from the two Google Maps snapshots to support the statement above. The first one has been completed for you. [12 marks]
Primary economic activities: Fishing – there is a pier located to the middle right/east of first image (the docks). The pier here could potentially be used to allow boats to dock and unload their catch. The pier is located in a bay which would provide protection from storms as boats unload their catch.
Exam Hint
Secondary economic activities: business park/the docks Tertiary economic activities: sportsground/racecourse/caravan park
Secondary economic activities:
Tertiary economic activities:
Marks Awarded
1. (i) 4 marks for identifying each piece of evidence • 1 mark for stating evidence • 3 marks for explaining evidence and backing up with where it is located on images (do so for each economic activity) (4 + 4 + 4 = 12 marks)