Peat

Question 1

Blanket bogs

Answer 1

➖1.5 metres (thin)

➖mountain slopes in areas of heavy rainfall (west Ireland)

Question 2

Traditional ways of cutting peat

Answer 2

➖Workers used a sleán
➖let dry and brought home in a horse and cart
➖a very slow process

Question 3

Modern ways of cutting Peat

Answer 3

Drained with a ditcher, levelled with a grader, scraped with a Miller, raked with a Harrow and gathered with a ridger.

Question 4

The future of Peat Bogs (two examples)

Answer 4

• ideal place for windfarms because of flat land, exposed to landscape, and if few residential areas which means little objection.
• A wildlife sanctuary it would be a unique habitat. Also for preserving animals which is important to biodiversity it would attract many tourists to the local area as well as the sanctuary.

Question 5

Raised bogs

Answer 5

➖8 metres (thick)

➖gently sloping areas of the Midlands