Ireland

Ireland- Taylor Peebles =__Ireland__= =__Part A__= 4. See map **** 5. 6.(June 2011): 4,581,269. 7. Ireland is a **MDC** because it has a working government. It has a good sanitary system. It has a public education system and private school. Working conditions for children and adults are good. Ireland is above the poverty line. Ireland is in the Industrial stage of the demographic transition. =__ Part B __= 8. Temperate maritime climate; Tropical warm and moist climate. Ireland is mostly cloudy and rainy, with an occasional sunny spell. The mountains hit freezing with snow. The summer are fairly moderate, mostly sunny with low temperatures, roughly around 60 degrees F to 86 degrees F in the summer, and about 41 degrees F in the winter though it can drop to below freezing very quickly and so often at night. 9. **Herbivores**: Red Deer, feral goats **Omnivores**: Badgers, Hedgehogs, Humans **Carnivores**: Owls, Foxes, **Decomposers**: Fungus, Some mosses, and some Lichen 10. The marine life in the waters around Ireland is full of biodiversity. 11. **Indicator species**: Lichen **Keystone**: Ants, and Bumblebees **Native Species**: Wych Elm, Black Alder **Nonnative Species**: Crayfish **Specialized Species**: Irish Stoat 12. Temperate Forest 13. **Interspecific competition**: Pygmy Shrew and the common Shrew, **Parasite and Host**: Metazoan parasite in Brown Trout **Mutualism Relationship**: Tube Worms and Thermophilic Bacteria **Commensalism Relationship**: Sharks and Remora fish 14. Endangered Species of Ireland are Natterjack toad, and Nightjar bird. 15. One extinct animal in Ireland is the Irish Wolf, The reason for extinction is because of over hunting of the wolves. =__ Part C __= 16. 1.061% 17. 144 years 18. **Birth Rate:** 2.02 births/1000, **Death Rate:** 6.34 deaths/1000 **Net Mirgration Rate:** 0.86 migrants/1000 19. See Age Structure picture*** 20. Ireland is in demographic stage 4. 21.The HSE is obliged to ensure that an impartial, accessible, and comprehensive family planning service is provided in its area. Some services include: Information, advice and prescriptions on contraceptive drugs and devices on family planning. Yes it is as the population remaining constant.
 * 1) Ireland is located in Far Western Europe, in the North Atlantic Ocean, and separated from Great Britain by Saint George's Channel; slightly larger than West Virginia. Surrounding countries: Wales, Scotland, and England. Topography of Ireland: Mostly flat and grassy, some mountain ranges, very coastal, a some part of it is arable. [[image:Ireland.jpg]]
 * 2) Parliamentary republic; President of Ireland is Michael D. Higgins. Prime Minister of Ireland is Enda Kenny(pretty much vice president)
 * 3) Ireland is divided into 4 provinces: Leinster, Ulster, Munster and Connaught. Ireland is also divided up into 32 different counties.

=__ Part D __= 22. Temeperate forest 23. Ireland is completely surrounded by oceans, so yes, in the coastal aeras there are marine biomes. 24. Overgrazing, Deforestation, Road Construction- Habitat Destruction 25. **Endangered Species of Ireland:** Northern Right Whale **Vulnerable Species of Ireland:** Eurasian Otter, Harbor Porpoise, Lesser Horseshoe Bat, and Sperm Whale.

=__ Part E __=

30. Types of argiculture in Ireland are Grazing, Dairying, and Arable.

 * 19. [[image:ireland_population.jpg width="422" height="189"]]