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Discovering The Wild Boglands Questionnaire
1. What area of Ireland did bogs once cover?
2. Explain what are bogs made of.
3. When did bogs begin to form in Ireland?
4. Name the different stages in the formation of a bog.
5. Name three animals, three birds and three plants that are found on bogs.
6. Explain how Sundew is adapted to living in the mineral-poor acid bog?
7. What does the surface of a living bog look like?
8. Name 10 ancient objects that have been found in bogs.
9. Why does peat preserve archaeological objects and structures?
10. What is the name of the tool used to cut peat by hand?
11. How deep is the peat in a bog?
12. Why is traditional turf cutting by hand dying out in Ireland?
13. In what ways are Irish bogs threatened?
14. Why should we conserve examples of Irish bogs?
