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
Honours Paper Layout
Higher Level Structure
Time: 2 HOURS 50 Mins
Short Answer Section
12 short answer questions
(Answer 12 marks for best 10. Each worth 8 marks)
Physical Geography
3 Questions (
complete one
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Q1 or Q2 or Q3: Each with a part A, B, C
Each question is worth 80 marks
20% of the marks total
Regional Geography
3 Questions (
complete one
)
Q4 or Q5 or Q6: Each with a part A, B, C
Each question is worth 80 marks
20% of the marks total
Electives
3 question (
complete one
) Each with a part A, B, C
Elective Four: Economic Geography Q7, Q8, Q9
or
Elective Five: Human Environment Q10, Q11, Q12
Each question is worth 80 marks
20% of the marks total
Optional Units
3 essay type questions on Geoecology (
complete one
) Q16, Q17, Q18
Each question is worth 80 marks
20% of the marks total
Field Investigation Report
Completed by May
In total it is worth 100 marks
20% of the marks total
Total exam = 500 marks = 100%