Leaving Certificate Geography course
Course Contents
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Higher Level
Detailed Content
- Plate Tectonics
- The Structure of the Earth
- The History and Development of Plate Tectonic Theory
- Constructive and Destructive Plate Boundaries
- Folding
- Faulting
- Earthquakes
- Volcanic Activity
- Igneous Rocks
- Sedimentary Rocks
- Metamorphic Rocks
- Weathering - Mechanical / Physical / Chemical
- Limestone Landscapes
- Biological Weathering
- Soils - Formation
- Podzols
- The Long Profile of a River
- Drainage Patterns
- River Erosion
- River Transportation
- River Deposition
- The Economic Benefits of Rivers and River Valleys
- Rejuvenation
- River Capture
- The Coastline
- Marine Erosion
- Marine Transportation
- Marine Deposition
- Changes in Sea Level
- Formation of Glaciers
- How Glaciers Move
- Glacial Erosion
- Features Produced by Glacial Erosion
- Glacial Transportation
- Glacial Deposition
- Features Produced by Glacial Deposition
- Fluvio - Glacial Deposits
- The Benefits and Disadvantages of Glacial Features
- Glaciation in Ireland
- The Periglacial Environment
- Scale
- Measurement of Distance
- Measurement of Area
- Location
- Direction
- Relief
- Gradient
- Cross-Section
- Sketch Maps
- Recognising features in the Physical Landscape
- Rock Types
- Processes which shape the Landscape
- The Interpretation of the Cultural or Human Landscape on O.S. Maps
- Settlement - Historic and Present Day
- Communications
- Place names
- Economic Activities
- Aerial Photographs
- Land Use
- Sketch-Map Drawing
- Settlement
- Economic Activities
- Physical Processes which have shaped the Landscape
- The relative merits of Maps and Photographs
- Population Growth throughout History
- Factors affecting the Birth Rate
- The Demographic Transition Model
- World Population Distribution
- The Population Structure
- Migration
- The Origin and Growth of Towns and Cities
- Twentieth Century Urbanisation
- Problems and Solutions
- Definition of 'Less Developed'
- Characteristics of Third World Countries
- Causes of Underdevelopment:
- Environmental Problems
- Colonialism
- Economic Problems
- Population Pressure
- Political Instability
- Low Levels of Education
- Systems of Land Ownership and Farming Methods
- Solutions to the Problems of Underdevelopment
- International Aid
- The Brandt Report
- The Green Revolution
- Tourism - Factors responsible for recent growth
- Advantages of Tourism
- Disadvantages of Tourism
- Outside Influences on Tourism
- Case Study : Spain
- Case Study : Ireland
- Forestry - Forest types in Western Europe
- Case Study : Ireland
- Case Study : Sweden
- Fishing-Importance of Fishing on a World Scale
- Worlds major Fishing Grounds
- Case Study : Norway
- Case Study : Ireland
- Industrial - Industrial Revolution
- Factors of Industrial Location
- Industry in Northern Italy
- Western Europe - An overview
- The European Union; History, Aims, Achievements
- Definition of 'Region'
- Different Types of Region : Core, Peripheral
- Industrially Depressed
- Over Developed
- The Common Agricultural Policy of the E.U.
- Belgium - a division into regions
- Randstad Holland
- The Rhine Waterway System
Delivery Method:
1. Correspondence
Private Tutor: Yes
Duration: 6 to 24 Months
Price: US$515 US$385
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