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geography case studies ???

  • 23-05-2011 8:38pm
    #1
    WalkLikeAPimp
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    how many about poplulation do you have to know?


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  • #2
    shadowninty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,654 ✭✭✭shadowninty


    WalkLikeAPimp wrote: »
    how many about poplulation do you have to know?

    Calcutta - high density, poor
    Hong Kong - high density, industrialized

    Mali - low density, poor
    West of Ireland - low density, poor compared to rest of Ireland, far from center of EU

    South of Italy, mountains, far from center of EU


  • #3
    Desire.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,601 ✭✭✭Desire.


    Another option is to do North (low) and South (high) Norway. You could also do Brazil - the Amazon and south-east Brazil.

    I would just learn one foreign one and then West of Ireland and Dublin for Ireland.


  • #4
    Slow Show
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,248 ✭✭✭Slow Show


    Oh...I was planning on just doing the West of Ireland and Dublin to contrast two regions in the same country...then Mali for low population density and Calcutta for high population density. I thought one from each would be fine....


  • #5
    delta_bravo
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    Desire. wrote: »
    Another option is to do North (low) and South (high) Norway. You could also do Brazil - the Amazon and south-east Brazil.

    I would just learn one foreign one and then West of Ireland and Dublin for Ireland.

    Are you confusing Norway with Sweden. Norway is not on the syllabus. Remember also you may get a short answer question relating to any of the regions so have a knowledge of them all. If you are doing OL you can choose between Calcutta OR Hong Kong, if you're doing HL you do both

    The other areas are:
    Dublin/West of Ireland
    Mali
    Sweden or Italy
    West Germany (yes the syllabus is that old ;) )
    Brazil
    Calcutta
    Hong Kong


  • #6
    Slow Show
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    delta_bravo wrote: »
    . If you are doing OL you can choose between Calcutta OR Hong Kong, if you're doing HL you do both

    Say what?

    I've completely ignored Hong Kong and Brazil, as has my teacher...


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  • #7
    Desire.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,601 ✭✭✭Desire.


    Slow Show wrote: »
    Say what?

    I've completely ignored Hong Kong and Brazil, as has my teacher...

    I don't know, I don't think it matters because they just ask "from a region you have studied" or something like that, they're never really specific questions.


  • #8
    Slow Show
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    Looking at the Geography syllabus has just scared the living daylights out of me...


  • #9
    Desire.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,601 ✭✭✭Desire.


    Slow Show wrote: »
    Looking at the Geography syllabus has just scared the living daylights out of me...

    Looking at the sheer size of the Geography book has scared me...


  • #10
    Slow Show
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,248 ✭✭✭Slow Show


    Ughhh when I look back at exam papers from most years I feel like it'd be grand to sit the paper, but I have a nasty feeling about this year. I'm very selective about the parts of Geography I like and remember, and last year's paper was a dream for me...hence by the blurry laws of prediction, this year's is unlikely to be as good for me.


  • #11
    Indiego
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    Slow Show wrote: »
    Ughhh when I look back at exam papers from most years I feel like it'd be grand to sit the paper, but I have a nasty feeling about this year. I'm very selective about the parts of Geography I like and remember, and last year's paper was a dream for me...hence by the blurry laws of prediction, this year's is unlikely to be as good for me.

    Im the complete opposite XD Pretty much every year except last year suits me completely, and then there ware about 4 parts in the long questions that i was less sure of, so hopefull the laws of prediction work in the opposite way too XD


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  • #12
    shadowninty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,654 ✭✭✭shadowninty


    Geography was the subject I got highest marks in the pre's (ex CSPE) and its also the subject I did the least study for (ex CSPE) so not particularly worried


  • #13
    Desire.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,601 ✭✭✭Desire.


    If you had to narrow down what to study for Geography, what would you do?

    It's too late now to cover the course and I was wondering what sections I should focus on? I already know the ordnance survey and aerial photograph stuff, so that's one question out of the way.


  • #14
    shadowninty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,654 ✭✭✭shadowninty


    Are you interested in a particular part?
    If you are read over it a few times, but don't bother with practice Qs
    I have to do long question practice for physical geography as I'm not that interested

    Also I'd look over weather, everyone I know forgets it (incl me) and the peat industry


  • #15
    ScummyMan
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    Desire. wrote: »
    If you had to narrow down what to study for Geography, what would you do?

    Learn a feature of erosion + deposition for rivers, same for seas. Comes up practically every year!

    Im doing:
    River erosion: Interlocking spurs
    River deposition: Levees

    Sea erosion: Cliffs
    Sea deposition: Sand Spit

    Most important one to know bar os maps imo.


  • #16
    Desire.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,601 ✭✭✭Desire.


    Yeah, I learned Levees and Waterfalls last night, so I should be sorted for that!


  • #17
    suitcasepink
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 7,849 Mod ✭✭✭✭suitcasepink


    Slow Show wrote: »
    Ughhh when I look back at exam papers from most years I feel like it'd be grand to sit the paper, but I have a nasty feeling about this year. I'm very selective about the parts of Geography I like and remember, and last year's paper was a dream for me...hence by the blurry laws of prediction, this year's is unlikely to be as good for me.

    Depends if they ask for a region or city or country or if its to be developed/developing bbz :)
    Hong Kong is just like a developed highly populated place whereas Kolkata isnt
    And Brazil is developing.. As is Mali tbf, but youre kinda better off knowing the 4 :/


  • #18
    shadowninty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,654 ✭✭✭shadowninty


    Mali isn't really developing... well its developing slowly
    Sorry, just semantics :o


  • #19
    suitcasepink
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    shadowninty wrote: »
    Mali isn't really developing... well its developing slowly
    Sorry, just semantics :o

    Well its stage 1/2 of the demographic thing(cant remember which) but youre not meant to say that its at a standstill :P Something is being done to improve it :L


  • #20
    shadowninty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,654 ✭✭✭shadowninty


    deise_girl wrote: »
    Well its stage 1/2 of the demographic thing(cant remember which) but youre not meant to say that its at a standstill :P Something is being done to improve it :L

    No! its at stage 2 of 5:p
    Brazil's at stage 3

    I shoulda picked Geog for leaving lol


  • #21
    suitcasepink
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    shadowninty wrote: »
    No! its at stage 2 of 5:p
    Brazil's at stage 3

    I shoulda picked Geog for leaving lol

    Yea I meant its stage 1 or 2 :P Not that theres only 2 stages!


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  • #22
    shadowninty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,654 ✭✭✭shadowninty


    deise_girl wrote: »
    Yea I meant its stage 1 or 2 :P Not that theres only 2 stages!

    too late, I already made a mental note to never employ someone who's been through the Waterford education system due to that :o


  • #23
    suitcasepink
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 7,849 Mod ✭✭✭✭suitcasepink


    shadowninty wrote: »
    too late, I already made a mental note to never employ someone who's been through the Waterford education system due to that :o

    Oh burnnn
    Well are you just a little JCer?
    Im a big TYer so I can just overrule you whenever
    Muahahaha :pac:


  • #24
    shadowninty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,654 ✭✭✭shadowninty


    deise_girl wrote: »
    Well are you just a little JCer?

    Which said I was ;)
    deise_girl wrote: »
    Im a big TYer so I can just overrule you whenever

    I'd like to see you try it :pac: haha
    deise_girl wrote: »
    Muahahaha :pac:

    Is that a Personal Attack? :eek: *searches for report button*


  • #25
    suitcasepink
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 7,849 Mod ✭✭✭✭suitcasepink


    shadowninty wrote: »
    Which said I was ;)
    I'd like to see you try it :pac: haha
    Is that a Personal Attack? :eek: *searches for report button*
    Oh yea, you startin' on me boyyy?! :pac:
    Something like this wont count as personal attack, its stating my authority coz Im older! Haha


  • #26
    shadowninty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,654 ✭✭✭shadowninty


    deise_girl wrote: »
    Oh yea, you startin' on me boyyy?! :pac:
    burnuckle behind Youghal clock tower lol :D
    deise_girl wrote: »
    Something like this wont count as personal attack, its stating my authority coz Im older! Haha
    Have you tested those rules? :p


  • #27
    suitcasepink
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 7,849 Mod ✭✭✭✭suitcasepink


    shadowninty wrote: »
    burnuckle behind Youghal clock tower lol :D
    Have you tested those rules? :p

    Pfft Im not travelling to Youghal to baite ya :L Youre not worth the effort of that!
    And well not yet, but thats just coz I was the same age as most JCers until Monday.. But Im 16 now so I could take y'all on! :P


  • #28
    shadowninty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,654 ✭✭✭shadowninty


    deise_girl wrote: »
    Pfft Im not travelling to Youghal to baite ya :L Youre not worth the effort of that!
    sorry, forgot about the lack of modern transport in Waterford :pac:
    my apologies :o
    deise_girl wrote: »
    And well not yet, but thats just coz I was the same age as most JCers until Monday.. But Im 16 now so I could take y'all on! :P
    all talk :rolleyes:


  • #29
    suitcasepink
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 7,849 Mod ✭✭✭✭suitcasepink


    shadowninty wrote: »
    sorry, forgot about the lack of modern transport in Waterford :pac:
    my apologies :o

    all talk :rolleyes:

    Gway with your modern transport :P
    The Cork to Waterford road is the same as the Waterford to Cork road!!!


  • #30
    shadowninty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,654 ✭✭✭shadowninty


    deise_girl wrote: »
    Gway with your modern transport :P
    The Cork to Waterford road is the same as the Waterford to Cork road!!!

    Really??
    [img]HTTP://www.bikerag.com/images/PICTURES/va-furnace-pics/DSCF0027.JPG[/img]


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