Junior Cert Predictions Thread 2012

IceCreamGirl · 07-06-2012 9:40pm

rivers, fishing, urban functions and farming will come up i reckon

I think bogs might come up in geography due to all the news coverage it has been getting.

asked my geography teacher he said economic cliamate and bog's are a definate question !

For geography, our teacher reccommended studying farming as a system, over-fishing, tourism and bogs. She also said there'll be something on climate but it could form part of tourism.

For Long Questions (sec 2), the following may come up:
Rivers, Climate and Tourism, Population, Urban Geography, Primary Activities(Fishing and Farming), Secondary Act.(Location, Industry) Tertiary Act.(Tourism and Aid), Poor and Rich World.

For the map Q, there is a great chance for a sketch map of O.S. map to come up. Aerial Photo came up the last two years.

There is also a likely chance for a rock question and an acid rain Q.

Sudan is due up

If you're studying Mali for its low population density then you could also do the West of Ireland. If theres other stuff you need to spend more time on I'd just leave it and if it comes up tomorrow write about how people left the countryside of Western Ireland to move to cities resulting in culture loss and stuff like that :L

Definetly do something on the maps and photos cos that always comes up as a long question. Other than that, if you know your physical geog you can do another one so like go over volcanoes, rivers , seas. (or glaciers whichever you're doing) and then if they say Sudan is due to come up look at the differences between developed and developing countries.
Make sure you study cyclonic, relief and convectional rainfall, as well as ascending and descending air.
Also, ensure you have an oxbow lake and waterfall diagram and formation prepared. I have a list and I'll post it when I find it, I got it from a guy who is writing exam papers years and his mates write them too, think he got a tip off!
Don't hesitate to tell me if you know of any sort of predictions etc coming up this year, all higher level.
there are also supposed to be weather instruments! Campbell stokes, etc

Aoifeo12 · 07-06-2012 9:47pm

IceCreamGirl wrote: »

not sure which one to study

Calcutta or Mali?

Calcutta!

if832uspx4eogt · 07-06-2012 9:48pm

Aoifeo12 wrote: »

Calcutta!

Yes I know Calcutta well

What about bogs? Heard anything about that?

Aoifeo12 · 07-06-2012 9:52pm

IceCreamGirl wrote: »

rivers, fishing, urban functions and farming will come up i reckon

I think bogs might come up in geography due to all the news coverage it has been getting.

asked my geography teacher he said economic cliamate and bog's are a definate question !

For geography, our teacher reccommended studying farming as a system, over-fishing, tourism and bogs. She also said there'll be something on climate but it could form part of tourism.

Thanks! I forgot, do a light industrys inputs, outputs, processes etc. And why they located in that area/ireland. Recommended is intel!!

For Long Questions (sec 2), the following may come up:
Rivers, Climate and Tourism, Population, Urban Geography, Primary Activities(Fishing and Farming), Secondary Act.(Location, Industry) Tertiary Act.(Tourism and Aid), Poor and Rich World.

For the map Q, there is a great chance for a sketch map of O.S. map to come up. Aerial Photo came up the last two years.

There is also a likely chance for a rock question and an acid rain Q.

Sudan is due up

If you're studying Mali for its low population density then you could also do the West of Ireland. If theres other stuff you need to spend more time on I'd just leave it and if it comes up tomorrow write about how people left the countryside of Western Ireland to move to cities resulting in culture loss and stuff like that :L

Definetly do something on the maps and photos cos that always comes up as a long question. Other than that, if you know your physical geog you can do another one so like go over volcanoes, rivers , seas. (or glaciers whichever you're doing) and then if they say Sudan is due to come up look at the differences between developed and developing countries.

Light industrys i,p& o! and reasons for locating in ireland/particular area. Recommended is Intel!

Aoifeo12 · 07-06-2012 9:52pm

Emmalynn Slow Meatball wrote: »

Yes I know Calcutta well
What about bogs? Heard anything about that?

Yeah from my geography teacher, the different types of bogs and peat extraction I think? Not too reliable so I'm only going to flick over it.

xTwizLaH · 07-06-2012 9:53pm

IceCreamGirl wrote: »

not sure which one to study

Calcutta or Mali?

I think theres more to study in Calcutta

Aoifeo12 · 07-06-2012 9:54pm

I don't really, I found calcutta easier to study, and the fella I got the tip-off from advised it!

IceCreamGirl · 07-06-2012 9:55pm

Functional zones in New York City.
Case study: Manhattan Island, New York City

Finance
Wall Street - stock exchange.
Chrysler Building - offices.

Shopping
Fifth Avenue - shops such as Macy's
Many other shopping areas, including Chinatown (Oriental shopping) ; Radio City.

Entertainment
Broadway - theatre and cinema

Residential
Harlem - a residential area where many African Americans live.
Other residential areas - Upper East Side, the Bronx, Brooklyn.

Industry
The southern tip of Manhattan has docks along the Hudson River.

Recreation
Central Park is a huge rectangular area for recreation in the centre of Manhattan.
Ice-skating in winter, pony rides, jogging and walking are some of the activities in the park. Channel Promenade, with its ice rink and cafe, is a major focus for people in New York.

will i get full marks for that if something about functional zones comes up?

Aoifeo12 · 07-06-2012 9:56pm

I don't know to be honest, I didn't do that. Sorry I can't help more, I did Limerick city I think? It looks like a sufficient answer though.

Aoifeo12 · 07-06-2012 9:58pm

I really want to achieve a high grade in Business studies (HL) and I was just wondering whether anyone had any predictions/notes/advice/help?! Stressing out to fuqqq

if832uspx4eogt · 07-06-2012 9:58pm

IceCreamGirl wrote: »

Functional zones in New York City.
Case study: Manhattan Island, New York City

Finance
Wall Street - stock exchange.
Chrysler Building - offices.

Shopping
Fifth Avenue - shops such as Macy's
Many other shopping areas, including Chinatown (Oriental shopping) ; Radio City.

Entertainment
Harlem - a residential area where many African Americans live.
Other residential areas - Upper East Side, the Bronx, Brooklyn.

Industry
The southern tip of Manhattan has docks along the Hudson River.

Recreation
Central Park is a huge rectangular area for recreation in the centre of Manhattan.
Ice-skating in winter, pony rides, jogging and walking are some of the activities in the park. Channel Promenade, with its ice rink and cafe, is a major focus for people in New York.

will i get full marks for that if something about functional zones comes up?

Yes but mention the CBD and high rises.

IceCreamGirl · 07-06-2012 10:06pm

Emmalynn Slow Meatball wrote: »

Yes but mention the CBD and high rises.

i dont have them notes on my less stress more success book. can you please give me notes on them (CBD & high rises) please?

Aoifeo12 · 07-06-2012 10:06pm

I found the list with the important topics to cover from the guy who writes the exam papers:
Population pyramid (education,family planning etc in developed countries contrasted to developing)
Rivers
Core area + peripheral? <--- don't even know what that is.
High population density in Calcutta (or developing country of your choice, e.g mali)
Light industries inputs, outputs + processes.

Also History: Martin Luther, Washington, Wolf tone, Michelangelo, A monk in a medieval monastery, and a person living during the industrial revolution
Rise of Fascism
Hitler: Night of the long knives + broken glass, the gestapo, storm troopers etc.

xTwizLaH · 07-06-2012 10:08pm

Aoifeo12 wrote: »

I found the list with the important topics to cover from the guy who writes the exam papers:
Population pyramid (education,family planning etc in developed countries contrasted to developing)
Rivers
Core area + peripheral? <--- don't even know what that is.
High population density in Calcutta (or developing country of your choice, e.g mali)
Light industries inputs, outputs + processes.

Also History: Martin Luther, Washington, Wolf tone, Michelangelo, A monk in a medieval monastery, and a person living during the industrial revolution
Rise of Fascism
Hitler: Night of the long knives + broken glass, the gestapo, storm troopers etc.

For history every two years this question comes up " a settler who recieved land in a named plantation in the 16th or 17th century "

Aoifeo12 · 07-06-2012 10:15pm

Calcutta has one of the world's largest populations. Wealth and poverty exist side by side in Calcutta. It is a great manufacturing city and holds a major port, but Calcutta has many problems.
1) Shortage of clean water
Providing clean water supplies for a rapidly growing population is a major challenge for the city. Not many homes have water on-tap. In areas where poverty is common, water pipes are located on pavements. These water pipes provide drinking water for short periods several times a day.

Lack of open space
Open space is in short supply in Calcutta, because of population pressure. Much of city life, is lived on pavements. Front and back gardens are non-existent. Thousands of people sleep on pavements, and craftspeople conduct business there.

Calcutta's people are very proud of their city, and do not welcome the image of poverty their country has. The city has a cheap underground railway, and internet is widely available in internet services. Most of Calcutta's people are hard-working, and go to extreme lengths to send their children to school, as it is a way out of poverty.

Anonymatronics · 07-06-2012 10:26pm

Aoifeo12 wrote: »

I found the list with the important topics to cover from the guy who writes the exam papers:
Population pyramid (education,family planning etc in developed countries contrasted to developing)
Rivers
Core area + peripheral? <--- don't even know what that is.
High population density in Calcutta (or developing country of your choice, e.g mali)
Light industries inputs, outputs + processes.

Also History: Martin Luther, Washington, Wolf tone, Michelangelo, A monk in a medieval monastery, and a person living during the industrial revolution
Rise of Fascism
Hitler: Night of the long knives + broken glass, the gestapo, storm troopers etc.

are you sure cause this will be all the things i will only learn

Aoifeo12 · 07-06-2012 10:31pm

Along with:
Make sure you study cyclonic, relief and convectional rainfall, as well as ascending and descending air.
Also, ensure you have an oxbow lake and waterfall diagram and formation prepared. And weather instruments, recognize and be able to explain their use or whatever.
Do limestone too, like erosion etc, that's all I'm studying + hoping for the best! Do bogs too! Types of bogs, extraction.

IceCreamGirl · 07-06-2012 10:36pm

Aoifeo12 wrote: »

Along with:
Make sure you study cyclonic, relief and convectional rainfall, as well as ascending and descending air.
Also, ensure you have an oxbow lake and waterfall diagram and formation prepared. And weather instruments, recognize and be able to explain their use or whatever.
Do limestone too, like erosion etc, that's all I'm studying + hoping for the best! Do bogs too! Types of bogs, extraction.

does it have to be a waterfall?
is a V-shaped valley okay?

Aoifeo12 · 07-06-2012 10:37pm

Yeah I'm sure a V-shaped valley would be grand to be honest! Both from the youthful stage.

IceCreamGirl · 07-06-2012 10:44pm

Aoifeo12 wrote: »

Yeah I'm sure a V-shaped valley would be grand to be honest! Both from the youthful stage.

thank you so much

spurious · 07-06-2012 11:12pm

Aoifeo12 wrote: »

I found the list with the important topics to cover from the guy who writes the exam papers:
<snip>

I doubt the list is from anyone actually involved in the setting of the exams.
Unless they are soon to be out of a job.

IceCreamGirl · 07-06-2012 11:13pm

uh oh~

spurious · 07-06-2012 11:16pm

It's a reasonable enough list to revise, though you could just as easily copy part of the syllabus.

Those involved in the exams sign all sorts of serious legal contracts. They won't be publishing lists of 'predictions'.

It's a bit pointless trying to predict, just study enough to cover yourself.

Aoifeo12 · 07-06-2012 11:27pm

spurious wrote: »

It's a reasonable enough list to revise, though you could just as easily copy part of the syllabus.

Those involved in the exams sign all sorts of serious legal contracts. They won't be publishing lists of 'predictions'.

It's a bit pointless trying to predict, just study enough to cover yourself.

Well ~know it all~ actually the fella is doing grinds 23 years, and has been doing the same thing he did for me for over 10 years, considering he did the same for my sister who is now 23. He gave her a list of stuff to cover, and to only cover, and everything came up. I don't think that he's out of a job just yet? There's corruption everywhere, a blind eye is always turned. Nothing is correctly done anymore.

Aoifeo12 · 07-06-2012 11:29pm

Also, he doesn't ''publish'' these things. He gave it to me as I attend grinds with him for maths. I ''published'' it, as I thought it would be KIND to share with others.

Aoifeo12 · 07-06-2012 11:32pm

Honestly don't mind whoever that is, I know what I'm talking about like. Trust me if you like, otherwise good luck anyways

tornados2111 · 08-06-2012 6:28am

Theres probably nobody thats going to make much use of this since everyone's probably asleep but anyway, heres a link that might help with core and peripheral http://geography.about.com/od/politicalgeography/a/coreperiphery.htm

spurious · 08-06-2012 6:47am

Aoifeo12 wrote: »

Honestly don't mind whoever that is, I know what I'm talking about like. Trust me if you like, otherwise good luck anyways

Well....

Part of me hopes you get a call from the SEC, but either way, he will certainly get one, if, as you claim, he is involved in the setting or drafting process. He won't be doing it again.

You published it because you didn't think of the consequences for yourself, or especially the consequences for him.

What makes you think you should be told what is supposedly coming up on the exam when everyone else in the country isn't?

dalta5billion · 08-06-2012 7:29am

Oh, and by the way, it's well known that the SEC hang out here and on Twitter etc. looking for people bragging about cheating (not saying you are, but people have bragged about notes in socks!)

xTwizLaH · 08-06-2012 8:47am

tornados2111 wrote: »

Theres probably nobody thats going to make much use of this since everyone's probably asleep but anyway, heres a link that might help with core and peripheral http://geography.about.com/od/politicalgeography/a/coreperiphery.htm

So Core is rich and periphary is poor basically not that it matters now the exam is on in like half an hour

Junior Cert Predictions Thread 2012

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