Courseoutline lc geog

Introduction to Leaving Introduction to Leaving Certificate GeographyCertificate Geography

Town and City Planning, Construction, Civil Engineering, Statistical Analysis, Agriculture, Civil Service, Teaching, Energy Supplies, Military, Met Eireann, Transport etc...

Physical Geography Methods of Geographical analysis Regional Geography “Elective” Section (either economic or human)

Higher level students study an extra section (the “option”)

Textbook: Planet & People Hardback Folder Dividers Ruler, pencil, etc

20% by fieldwork project 80% by exam in June 2014

MAIN TOPICS1. Plate Tectonics2. Earthquakes3. Volcanoes 4. Folding and Faulting in the Earth’s crust5. Rock Types and their Formation6. Weathering and Erosion7. Rock Types and Landscapes8. Fluvial processes, patterns and landforms9. Glacial processes, patterns and landforms10. Coastal processes, patterns and landforms11. Mass Movement processes, patterns and landforms

Main Topics1. Concept of a Region: Climatic, Physical, Administrative,

Cultural, Socio-Economics, Socio-economic, Urban Regions

2. Mezzogiorno (Italy) and Paris Basin (France)3. Ireland BMW v GDA4. Brazil

(For each region, you need to know - Physical, Economic - primary, secondary, tertiary & human processes)

The examiners look for the numbers of SRPs in what you are writing.

SRP stands for Significant Relevant Point

A SRP is a single piece of factual information, to which an examiner will assign a mark weighting as prescribed by the marking scheme outlined by the State Examinations Commission.

SRP = 2 marks at Higher Level, 3 Marks at Ordinary.

STRUCTURES OF DEFORMATIONExamine the impact of folding and faulting on the landscape.In your answer refer to one landform in each case. (30 marks)FoldingNamed landform: 2 marksDiscussion: 7(6) x SRPsFaultingNamed landform: 2 marksDiscussion: 6 (7) x SRPsCredit relevant labelled diagrams.Give credit for one named example of each landform