There will be a mixture of long and short questions on the Christmas exam. Presuming the exam is one and a half hours long all chapters covered to the 1st of December will be examined. Below is an outline of areas you must revise:
Ordnance Survey Maps and Photographs General colours and symbols on a map Four types of slope Four types of settlement pattern Four types of drainage pattern Functions / Land use examples Measuring distance (straight and curved) Calculating area (regular and irregular) Cross section Where would you locate a.... Sketch map Working out photograph direction
Plate tectonics 4 Layers of the earth 7 main plates 3 types of plate boundary 2 types of crust 3 main theorists and theories 3 main features (volcanoes, earthquakes and fold mountains) in F.E.E.D format. Questions will vary from labelling, short details, drawing a diagram to longer more detailed explanations.
Rocks An outline of this chapter is required: 3 main rock groups and their formation 2 examples from each group, their location in Ireland and uses of each. A knowledge of the rock cycle is important.
Weathering and Erosion An outline of this chapter is required: 3 main types of weathering 4/4/3 examples of each type of weathering Rocks that are vulnerable to different types of weathering A detailed knowledge of one example from each category is required.
Rock Landscapes with a focus on Limestone areas Understanding of the main terms Characteristics of a Karst area Characteristics of limestone Identify features found over ground and under ground.
Mass Movement A brief knowledge of the three main categories of mass movement Be prepared to identify different types of mass movement in diagrams/photos
Rivers Knowledge of the main river terms including: Three main stages/courses Slope in each Valley shape in each Main processes in each Main features in each Five processes of erosion Five types of river transport Feature of erosion: Waterfall (F.E.E.D)
