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HELP WITH GEOGRAPHY!

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  • 19-02-2015 2:05am
    #1
    fongcy
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭


    i find the geography really hard.
    i mean the essays are easy but we already done 70+ essays and in the mocks we only covered half of the essays!
    i feel like any essay could come up??
    i studied 20essays out of the 70 and only 2-3 i can do :(
    i find it soooo hard so any tips to avoid some questions or do some essays?
    im not expecting to know ALL essays am i?
    by the way i feel that the amount of time in the exam is another difficulty.!


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    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,131 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    Essays do not come up, so it's pointless learning them off.

    Questions come up and you must answer what is asked in the question, not jam some learned off essay into it.


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    if832uspx4eogt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 621 ✭✭✭if832uspx4eogt


    There's no other way do the course apart from learning stuff off though.


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    #4
    OMGeary
    Registered Users Posts: 251 ✭✭OMGeary


    If you learn off the SRPs and examples for each topic you can slot them in to fit the essays


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    #5
    DublinArnie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,823 ✭✭✭DublinArnie


    Learn key facts. Instead of learning the order of 500~ words, you could learn 15 SRPs (heck, 1-3 SRPs can be given just be doing a good opening and diagram).


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    wallywhittle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 140 ✭✭wallywhittle


    Keep memorizing as many essays as you can to cover all corners, its the only way if your weak in this subject.


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    RoRo979
    Registered Users Posts: 476 ✭✭RoRo979


    while spurious is right, time is tight and i believe shortcuts must be taken, i am learning essays and believe will work for me, keep in mind MNC's and plate margins have a wide range of questions so prepare lots


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    #8
    Inhalerguy
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭Inhalerguy


    Our teacher has told us to simply learn your SRPs (significant relevant points) and then be able to elaborate on everything but only elaborate/explain once (ie if chemical weathering is explained at the start there is no need to explain it again of its mentioned)
    I've always been alright with geography by simple 'precise waffling' just write and write but keep it to the point and know these a per question and judge the time you should spend accordingly


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    randylonghorn
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 29,509 Mod ✭✭✭✭randylonghorn


    RoRo979 wrote: »
    ... time is tight and i believe shortcuts must be taken ...
    Sometimes shortcuts turn out to be the long way round. ;)


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