Leaving Certificate Geography
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Geography at Leaving Cert level
Contact the Geography Department
Fifth Year Christmas Revision 2011
Summer revision 2012 - Fifth Years
Mock Exam revision 2012
Physical Revision Guidelines 2012
Physical Geography
Plate Tectonics - Ms. Redmond
Plate Tectonics: Ms. Carr
Plate Tectonics F.E.E.D's
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Volcanoes
Earthquakes
Fold Mountains
Intrusive and Extrusive volcanic landforms
Rocks
Rock Cycle
Rock Landscapes: Limestone
Weathering and Erosion
Mass Movement
River Studies
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River F.E.E.D's
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Waterfall
Meanders and Ox Bow Lakes
Deltas
Glaciation
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Glaciation F.E.E.D's
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Cirques
Drumlins
Coastal Studies
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Coastal F.E.E.D's
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Bays and Headlands
Cave, arch, stack, stump and blowhole
Beaches
Regional Geography
Regional Geography Outline
Definition of Regions
Ireland: The Greater Dublin Region - Core
The West of Ireland : Peripheral Region
European Regions (Core Periphery)
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Core region: Paris Basin
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Paris Basin: Ms. Carr
Mezzogiorno: European Peripheral Region
European Regional Revision
Subcontinental Region: India
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Introduction
India: Secondary Activities
India: Tertiary Activities
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India: Ms. Carr
Regional Revision
Elective Unit: Human Environment
Population Studies
Chapter 1 Population test
Chapter 2 Overpopulation in Sudan
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Overpopulation and Resources
Migration
Chapter 3: Migration Test
Urban Sprawl-Introduction
Chapter 4 Settlement
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Settlement Patterns
Chapter 5 Urban Land use
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Three urban land use models
Chapter 6 Urban problems in developed world cities
Chapter 7 Heritage Issues & Environmental Issues
Chapter 8 Urban planning strategies in Ireland
Chapter 9 Developing world cities / counter-urbanisation
Elective Exam Questions
Optional Unit: Geoecology
Introduction to Geoecology
Soils
Soil Formation
Soil erosion - human activities
Soil erosion - preventative methods
Biome: Tropical rainforest
Sample Answers
Sample Answers Outline
Physical: Sample Answers
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Waterfall: River Landform
Delta: River Landform
Levees: River Landform
Isostatic and Eustatic Processes
Human control of natural processes
Impact of Flood Control
Impact of Coastal Management
Landform in a Karst landscape
Weathering and Erosion
Regional: Sample Answers
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Development of secondary activities in a Core Region
Industry in The Greater Dublin Area
The Gaeltacht
Climatic Region: The Cool Temperate Oceanic Climate
Tertiary activities in the Paris Basin
Two EU policies and their impact
EU expansion and the impact on a member state
The defining role of Culture (India)
Urban Growth : Kolkata, India
Elective: Sample Answers
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Migration
Overpopulation
Three Urban Models
Urban problems and solutions
Map work: Location of a Town
Geoecology: Sample Essays
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Soil Formation
Characteristics of soil
Compare and Contrast two soils
Human activities and soil erosion
Human interaction with a biome
Exam and Papers
Leaving Cert Exam
Honours Paper
Ordinary Paper
What do I study?
Field Investigation
2012 Topics
Field Investigation Topics for submission in 2012
1. A study of one landform evident on the Irish landscape formed by geomorphic processes.
2. Study the relationship between economic activity and traffic flow in aocal area.
3. Analyse the change in land-use patterns from the Central
Business
District (CBD) outwards in a local area over time.
4. Water pollution – A study of a local stream or river.
5. Demographic change in a local setting.
6. A survey of the distribution of economic activities past and
present in a
local area.
