Complete Guide: H1 Leaving Cert Geography
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Section 1: Physical Geography
Plate Tectonics
Introduction to Plate Tectonics Theory
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Folding and Faulting
Mass Movement
Rivers
Coasts and the Sea
Isostacy and Eustasy
Diagrams
Section 2: Regional Geography
Concept of a Region
Culture (Language) Region: The Gaeltacht
Culture (Language) Region: Belgium
Cultural Region: Brazil
Complexity of Regions, Changes in Boundary: Poland & Germany
Geomorphological Region: The Burren, Co. Clare
Climatic Region: Cool Temperate Oceanic Climate Ireland
Region of Industrial Decline: Sambre Meuse
Irish Core Region: The Greater Dublin Area
Primary Economic Activities
Secondary Economic Activities
Tertiary Economic Activities
Urban Development/Growth
Irish Peripheral Region: The North and West Region
Primary Economic Activities
Secondary Economic Activities
Tertiary Economic Activities
Contrasting Regions
European Core Region: The Paris Basin
Primary Economic Activities
Secondary Economic Activities
Tertiary Economic Activities
Urban Development/Population Growth
Sub Continental Region: Brazil
Primary Economic Activities
Secondary Economic Activities
Tertiary Economic Activities
Population/Urban Growth
Section 3: Economic Geography
Measuring Economic Development
Globalisation
Multinational Companies
Economic Activities: O.S. Map and Photo Skills
EU Policies and Ireland
Energy Sources
Economic Activities and the Environment
World Trade, Fair Trade and EU Trade
Section 3: Human Elective
Population
Income Levels
Society and Culture
Overpopulation
Population Structure & Growth
Population Density
Migration
Changing Patterns of Migration in Ireland
Migration Policy in Ireland
Migration Policy in the EU
Rural to Urban Migration
Settlement and Urbanisation
Problems from City Growth
Central Place Theory
Examine a Map and Account for Settlement Distribution
Urban Functions on Aerial Photograph
Section 4: Geo-ecology
Topic 1: Soils
Topic 2: Biomes