The rate of exploitation of a resource is related to technological change - Peat

Use your book, discuss with a partner, work as a group to answer the following;

1. What is Peat?

2. What is Peat used for?

3. Is peat renewable or non-renewable.

4. List the two types of bog?

5. Name and describe the least productive of the two types of bog.

6. Name and describe the commercially useful type of bog.

7. What type of primary economic activity / industry is involved in the Peat industry?

8. What state agency is responsible for the extraction of Peat from our bogs?

9. Describe how technology has changed peat production?

10. Name 4 machines that are used in modern day peat production, describe what they do in the bog.

11. How is peat used?

12. Describe two ways bogs in the future could be used?

13. What is a cutaway bog?

14. List and describe three uses for cutaway bogs?

Peat worksheet

Now try some ordinary level questions from past papers.

Finally, attempt this higher level question from past papers