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effect of relief(physical landscape) on agriculture - Coggle Diagram
effect of relief(physical landscape) on agriculture
favourable relief
suitable for machinery
permeable limestone, excellent drainage
Flat below 200 metres
1500 farms with an average size 42 acres
soils
ideal tillage (crops)
11% of irelands Wheat crop
rich in humus/leaves decideous trees
cabbage, onions and carrots
brown earth soils
kildare + Meath
well drained sands and boulder clays
dairy and beef
good quality grassland
• Pastoral farming
agriculture supplies raw materials
Guinness,Cadburys,Tayto,Jameson,Brennans
milk,barley,wheat,potatoes
food processing industries
secondary industry
excellent infrastructure /transport
low transport costs
close to market 1.2 million Dublin
Farm incomes 40% higher than national average
export Eu 440 million and Uk 65 million