!! Geography HL 2015 - predictions, guesses and discussion ...

yoyojc · 01-06-2015 5:26pm

Is anyone else doing the South and East region rather than the GDA?

LeeLee97 · 01-06-2015 5:49pm

For Ethnic/Religious issues as a result of migration could you talk about Nazi persecution of Jews between 1933-45?

9de5q7tsr8u2im · 01-06-2015 8:11pm

Anyone have any essay on population dynamics of ireland and growth pleaseeeee!!!!!!

marko747 · 01-06-2015 9:03pm

Hi guys

done geoecology in class, done in Mocks, got 54/80 in the Mocks on influence of climate and soil on flora and fauna in biome. However I Really hate this section, find it so boring and hate studying it. I was looking at the global interdependence section and I just seem to know so much of it already, if I picked a few topics eg. Free Trade v Aid, impacts of global trading etc, would that be a better choice for me since I would enjoy learning it? Or am I a fool, considering it's on Friday? If I was to go with it, what topics are you guys preparing? Any tips? Thanks:)

Tet2015 · 01-06-2015 9:14pm

marko747 wrote: »

Hi guys done geoecology in class, done in Mocks, got 54/80 in the Mocks on influence of climate and soil on flora and fauna in biome. However I Really hate this section, find it so boring and hate studying it. I was looking at the global interdependence section and I just seem to know so much of it already, if I picked a few topics eg. Free Trade v Aid, impacts of global trading etc, would that be a better choice for me since I would enjoy learning it? Or am I a fool, considering it's on Friday? If I was to go with it, what topics are you guys preparing? Any tips? Thanks:)

I'm doing Global Interdependence, personally I think it's a good choice because even if you BS it you'll still get some marks and a good bit of it is common knowledge combined with some depth into the matter for discussion.

What I've studied so far are:
Deforestation
Global Warming
Fair Trade
Aid Debate
Models of Development (socialism, communism etc.)

I think that if you're interested in it plus the combined factor of the pressure of the exam being soon, you will be able to at least get 2 of the above chapters done in very/fairly good detail. It depends on what else you may be cramming for. If I were you, I'd do deforestation and Aid (*my predictions)

May the odds forever be in your favour.

marko747 · 01-06-2015 9:19pm

Tet2015 wrote: »

I'm doing Global Interdependence, personally I think it's a good choice because even if you BS it you'll still get some marks and a good bit of it is common knowledge combined with some depth into the matter for discussion.

What I've studied so far are:
Deforestation
Global Warming
Fair Trade
Aid Debate
Models of Development (socialism, communism etc.)

I think that if you're interested in it plus the combined factor of the pressure of the exam being soon, you will be able to at least get 2 of the above chapters done in very/fairly good detail. It depends on what else you may be cramming for. If I were you, I'd do deforestation and Aid (*my predictions)

May the odds forever be in your favour.

Thanks for that:) Is it the benefits of Aid or Fair Trade v Direct Aid? And what sort of questions would they ask on models of development? Is it likey? I find that area really interesting

Tet2015 · 01-06-2015 9:24pm

marko747 wrote: »

Thanks for that:) Is it the benefits of Aid or Fair Trade v Direct Aid? And what sort of questions would they ask on models of development? Is it likey? I find that area really interesting

For Aid (Aid Debate) you have to explore the arguments for and against aid e.g. ADVANTAGE: Saves lives, DISADVANTAGE: Country relies on handouts, then expand each point. I think you also need to add a bit about NGO's to bulk up the essay too.

We didn't really do fair trade so I don't know much of it apart from those stickers that are on bananas.

Models of Development is one of my favourites but I don't think it will come up, it's basically examining the views of development e.g. Socialism, Capitalism, Environmental Determinism etc. and explaining how they work and their main criticisms.

lexijade · 01-06-2015 9:28pm

Just wondering with global interdepnce would aid and sustainable development do me?
And in the mock it said argument for and against sustainable development. What would be an argument against?

marko747 · 01-06-2015 9:29pm

Tet2015 wrote: »

For Aid (Aid Debate) you have to explore the arguments for and against aid e.g. ADVANTAGE: Saves lives, DISADVANTAGE: Country relies on handouts, then expand each point. I think you also need to add a bit about NGO's to bulk up the essay too.

We didn't really do fair trade so I don't know much of it apart from those stickers that are on bananas.

Models of Development is one of my favourites but I don't think it will come up, it's basically examining the views of development e.g. Socialism, Capitalism, Environmental Determinism etc. and explaining how they work and their main criticisms.

Thanks for that:) do you happen to know what came up on the mocks for this section?:)

Bourke97 · 01-06-2015 9:30pm

Hey guys! Just wondering if learning plate tectonics, earthquakes and volcanoes, all rock with human interaction and landforms of coastal erosion and deposition and then human interaction e.g the sea with the groynes?? Is this enough? Oh and do I need to know about batholiths, dykes etc for long questions or just for short questions?

9de5q7tsr8u2im · 01-06-2015 9:48pm

Bourke97 wrote: »

Hey guys! Just wondering if learning plate tectonics, earthquakes and volcanoes, all rock with human interaction and landforms of coastal erosion and deposition and then human interaction e.g the sea with the groynes?? Is this enough? Oh and do I need to know about batholiths, dykes etc for long questions or just for short questions?

Thats enough for physical!
Add in sedimentary and metamorphic and you're sorted for that section!

KA97 · 01-06-2015 9:52pm

Can anyone tell me if i'm covered or do should I add in some things? Aiming for a C.

Physical:
-Rocks/Human Interaction = Tara Mines
-Weathering and Erosion
-Karst Landscapes
-River landforms, rejuvenation, isostacy, 3 Gorges Dam

Regional:
-The Paris Basin (Map, P + S + T)
-Brazil (Map, P + S + T, Population - Migration etc.

Elective:
-Population Density and distribution
-Overpopulation
-Migration... Rural-Urban... Impact on Donor/Host
-Settlement.. Historic, Patterns of Rural, Devp. of Town
-Urban Problems... Developed/Developing world.

+ Biome

Bourke97 · 01-06-2015 9:58pm

LuckyDude12 wrote: »

Thats enough for physical!
Add in sedimentary and metamorphic and you're sorted for that section!

Thanks

and you know for the economic geography, do you think globalisation of developed and developing country, colonisation of developing country, CAP, and the corrib gas field would be enough? I'm aiming for an A like so wanna know if I should learn more? If anyone does Global interdependence what has any of your teachers told ye to study really well?

Tet2015 · 01-06-2015 10:00pm

marko747 wrote: »

Thanks for that:) do you happen to know what came up on the mocks for this section?:)

Discuss the argument or and against sustainable development
Examine the importance of international aid to both the developed and developing world.

Forgot the other, but I'm banking on Aid &/ Deforestation. But because this section is so interesting (as you said), I'll pretty much be ready for whatever is thrown (hopefully!)/

Bourke97 wrote: »

Thanks and you know for the economic geography, do you think globalisation of developed and developing country, colonisation of developing country, CAP, and the corrib gas field would be enough? I'm aiming for an A like so wanna know if I should learn more? If anyone does Global interdependence what has any of your teachers told ye to study really well?

If you look on past page you can find the topics my teacher has told us to covered, and may I ask what you got for mocks in Geography? (If you're a potential for A then I want to look at what you've covered and see if I have them too

)

Bourke97 · 01-06-2015 10:12pm

Tet2015 wrote: »

If you look on past page you can find the topics my teacher has told us to covered, and may I ask what you got for mocks in Geography? (If you're a potential for A then I want to look at what you've covered and see if I have them too )

Yeah I got a B1 in my mock

I read what you have on past page. I learned:
Physical- plate tectonics, earthquakes and volcanoes, how they are predicted and impacts etc, all rocks paying particular attention to sedimentary, and the karst region with the weathering processes! Focus on folding and faulting also, they might be asked

Regional:
I've learned everything on BMW, GDA, Paris and Mezzogiorno! India also done everything paying particular attention to culture

Economic:
I'm doing globalisation of a developed and developing country(MNC's linked in with this) colonisation of a developing country and its impacts, CAP( only EU policy I'm learning) and then I'm learning corrib gas field

global interdependence:
I was going to learn NGO's with the aid debate, sustainable development just in general( not paying much attention to it) and then all of the environmental issue(global warming etc.)

Think I should pay attention to anything else or leave anything out would be great haha

thanks!!

gracew · 01-06-2015 10:20pm

Can someone help me with the short questions please? My teacher never went through the information we need for them and I'm trying to get a high B but at the moment the short questions and bringing me down a lot of marks, thank you!

Bourke97 · 01-06-2015 10:52pm

gracew wrote: »

Can someone help me with the short questions please? My teacher never went through the information we need for them and I'm trying to get a high B but at the moment the short questions and bringing me down a lot of marks, thank you!

What do you need help with?

Just reading through all the posts and I do India as a sub-continenta region! I absolutely hate it and I dunno why but would tertiary, culture and population distribution and Calcutta be enough?? And I've everything learned for BMW,GDA, Paris and Mezzogiorno ? Would this be enough?? Just the thoughts of looking through India again is just painful!

Tet2015 · 02-06-2015 12:33am

Bourke97 wrote: »

Yeah I got a B1 in my mock I read what you have on past page. I learned:
Physical- plate tectonics, earthquakes and volcanoes, how they are predicted and impacts etc, all rocks paying particular attention to sedimentary, and the karst region with the weathering processes! Focus on folding and faulting also, they might be asked

Regional:
I've learned everything on BMW, GDA, Paris and Mezzogiorno! India also done everything paying particular attention to culture

Economic:
I'm doing globalisation of a developed and developing country(MNC's linked in with this) colonisation of a developing country and its impacts, CAP( only EU policy I'm learning) and then I'm learning corrib gas field

global interdependence:
I was going to learn NGO's with the aid debate, sustainable development just in general( not paying much attention to it) and then all of the environmental issue(global warming etc.)

Think I should pay attention to anything else or leave anything out would be great haha thanks!!

What about Economic Development for Econommic section, it comes up every year. Correct me if I'm wrong but I think it has something to do with Southern Spain and tourism?

irishlad12345 · 02-06-2015 12:35am

any1 have any notes on the american south west ? :P

Elaine_S · 02-06-2015 12:45am

Bourke97 wrote: »

Just reading through all the posts and I do India as a sub-continenta region! I absolutely hate it and I dunno why but would tertiary, culture and population distribution and Calcutta be enough?? And I've everything learned for BMW,GDA, Paris and Mezzogiorno ? Would this be enough?? Just the thoughts of looking through India again is just painful!

Growth and distribution of population in a Continental / Sub-Continental region was on last years paper, so hopefully won't come up again this year!

Bourke97 · 02-06-2015 12:47am

Tet2015 wrote: »

What about Economic Development for Econommic section, it comes up every year. Correct me if I'm wrong but I think it has something to do with Southern Spain and tourism?

Ehh i honestly don't know ðŸ˜± I've only ever learned what I've written down and it's seems to tie me over! But go ahead and learn that economic development because it could be the one question that brings me down and you getting the full marks

I don't like India either so I've condensed that down to just learning population, culture and tertiary activities and learning the development of Calcutta which I think one of these is guaranteed:) but you go with your gut to what you think will come up and I wish you the best of luck in your Exams

Elaine_S wrote: »

Growth and distribution of population in a Continental / Sub-Continental region was on last years paper, so hopefully won't come up again this year!

Yeah you could be right, watch out for culture and tertiary activities! But also Calcutta Also hasn't been asked in a while! I don't think they'd ask about primary or secondary activities for India! What do you think might come up for it? Are you learning all of it??

KA97 · 02-06-2015 12:57am

Does anyone know a website that has all diagrams that are needed for physical or one with maps of brazil, paris basin and mezzogiorno ?

rockerdude15 · 02-06-2015 7:23am

Does economic development mean to go through primary secondary and tertiary and basically explained them?

kelly8249 · 02-06-2015 7:39am

LuckyDude12 wrote: »

Anyone have any essay on population dynamics of ireland and growth pleaseeeee!!!!!!

POPULATION DISTRIBUTION IN AN IRISH REGION

E.g. The West Region

-The population density of the West of Ireland is 30 people p/km². This is low by EU standards, and have that of the population density of the Republic of Ireland.

-Population density varies in the West region. Rural areas tend to have a small and declining pop. density while urbanised areas such as Galway city tend to have a large and growing population density.

-The population of the West region - now approximately 420,000 - fell steadily throughout the 20th century due to a few reasons.

-Push factors encouraged out migration from rural areas which led to rural depopulation. Such factors included a lack of jobs and adequate services available. More woman than men left, because in general men of tended to inherit the family home and farm.

-This out migration led to low marriage rates in the West, and thus low birth rates, resulting in further depopulation of thee rural areas.

-This outmigration was so heavy in some areas that shops, schools, pubs and clubs found it difficult to survive.

-A decline in such service caused even more people to leave. Such extreme depopulation has the potential to destroy rural communities.

-A 'brain drain' also affects the W. region. NUIG is the only university, and often younger people must pursue third level courses elsewhere in Ireland.

-Outmigration of youth hinders economic development. Many work and study abroad, and thus are not paying taxes to the government.

-Between 1999 and 2008, Ireland experienced an economic boom. ie The Celtic Tiger. This temporarily reversed migration tends.

-In migration exceeded outmigration, and the population of the W. region grew 18%. The highest concentration of this growth was in Galway city.

-The major economic recession of 2008 reversed these trends. Out migration once again increased again, and thus the depopulation of the W. region.

-The government tried to stimulate growth in the W. via the National Spacial Strategy. This identified growth centres around Ireland as 'hubs' or 'gateways'.

-The 'Leader Programme Scheme' provided grants to local business people, and local groups who were involved in job creation schemes.

gracew · 02-06-2015 8:24am

Bourke97 wrote: »

What do you need help with?

Just reading through all the posts and I do India as a sub-continenta region! I absolutely hate it and I dunno why but would tertiary, culture and population distribution and Calcutta be enough?? And I've everything learned for BMW,GDA, Paris and Mezzogiorno ? Would this be enough?? Just the thoughts of looking through India again is just painful!

When they ask about the weather like the types, the stuff about high and low pressure and then the ordnance survey maps and the aerial photograph? And for your regional I'd do the impact of EU expansion on Ireland just to be safe

Leitrim96 · 02-06-2015 9:39am

Would I be okay with the following and if I'm missing something big in any of them that's hotly tipped tell me. Thanks.

Physical - sedimentary/metamorphic/human interaction with rivers/rock cycle./the Rock cycle/plate tectonics distribution of volcanoes/earthquakes/fold mountains

Regional - P-S-T -- Ireland/P-S-T --Paris/P-S-T -- India. Culture india/ climatic/cultural/geomorphological regions. Imapct of EU enlargement/ growth of dublin/growth of Paris

Human - overpopulation/ urban problems/ effects of rural to urban migration/patterns/ migration policy

Georcology- humans alter biome/humans interfere with soil characteristics/ characteristics of a biome/ adaptation of flora fauna/ influence of climate on characteristics of biome

Elaine_S · 02-06-2015 11:08am

Yeah you could be right, watch out for culture and tertiary activities! But also Calcutta Also hasn't been asked in a while! I don't think they'd ask about primary or secondary activities for India! What do you think might come up for it? Are you learning all of it??[/QUOTE]

Factors that influence secondary activities was also on last years papers. Hopefully I'll be okay with primary, tertiary, culture for India :-/ So much to do , so little time left!

KatieG6 · 02-06-2015 11:11am

Anyone know if this is ok to learn? Or is there anything I should add in. Mainly relying on predictions at this stage.

Regional-Sub continental (Brazil)
*Agriculture
*Tourism
*Urban Growth
*Culture

European (Mezz/P.B) -
*Urban Growth
*Industry
*Agriculture
*Tourism
*Teritary

Ireland
*Ireland + EU
*Industry
*Primary activities
*Tourism

Physical:
*River Landforms
*Impact of humans on rivers
*Limestone formation
*Isostatic Processes

Human:
*Overpopulation
*Landuse (Hoyts sector)
*Historic settlement

Geoecology:
*How humans accelerate soil
*Characteristics of biome

gracew · 02-06-2015 11:47am

KatieG6 wrote: »

Anyone know if this is ok to learn? Or is there anything I should add in. Mainly relying on predictions at this stage.

Regional-Sub continental (Brazil)
*Agriculture
*Tourism
*Urban Growth
*Culture

European (Mezz/P.B) -
*Urban Growth
*Industry
*Agriculture
*Tourism
*Teritary

Ireland
*Ireland + EU
*Industry
*Primary activities
*Tourism

Physical:
*River Landforms
*Impact of humans on rivers
*Limestone formation
*Isostatic Processes

Human:
*Overpopulation
*Landuse (Hoyts sector)
*Historic settlement

Geoecology:
*How humans accelerate soil
*Characteristics of biome

I'm learning the exact same thing so I'm sure it's fine, just a bit worried about the 80 markers

Pacman96 · 02-06-2015 12:04pm

KatieG6 wrote: »

Anyone know if this is ok to learn? Or is there anything I should add in. Mainly relying on predictions at this stage.

Regional-Sub continental (Brazil)
*Agriculture
*Tourism
*Urban Growth
*Culture

European (Mezz/P.B) -
*Urban Growth
*Industry
*Agriculture
*Tourism
*Teritary

Ireland
*Ireland + EU
*Industry
*Primary activities
*Tourism

Physical:
*River Landforms
*Impact of humans on rivers
*Limestone formation
*Isostatic Processes

Human:
*Overpopulation
*Landuse (Hoyts sector)
*Historic settlement

Geoecology:
*How humans accelerate soil
*Characteristics of biome

I wouldnt go in without knowing sedimentary and metamorphic rocks ! Sketch map of a subcontinental region,migration too ! Other than that it looks fine and you should be find

Jijsaw · 02-06-2015 12:17pm

The 2008 marking scheme doesn't have the short question answer in it :mad:
Why must you do this SEC?

That and I hate doing geography, takes up about half of my day studying

I'll be so happy once Friday is over!

KA97 · 02-06-2015 12:18pm

Can anyone tell me if i'm covered or do should I add in some things? Aiming for a C.

Physical:
-Rocks/Human Interaction = Tara Mines
-Weathering and Erosion
-Karst Landscapes
-River landforms, rejuvenation, isostacy, 3 Gorges Dam

Regional:
-The Paris Basin (Map, P + S + T)
-Brazil (Map, P + S + T, Population - Migration etc.

Elective:
-Population Density and distribution
-Overpopulation
-Migration... Rural-Urban... Impact on Donor/Host
-Settlement.. Historic, Patterns of Rural, Devp. of Town
-Urban Problems... Developed/Developing world.

+ Biome

OMGeary · 02-06-2015 12:21pm

Are you covered for regional if you learn Primary, Secondary and Tertiary for all the regions

Bourke97 · 02-06-2015 12:30pm

OMGeary wrote: »

Are you covered for regional if you learn Primary, Secondary and Tertiary for all the regions

Yeah your covered but you also need to know population distribution! And culture e.g. Gaeltacht region and culture in India

Paddyg96 · 02-06-2015 12:34pm

Someone help please!

I have notes on two kinds of each economic activity for every region

e.g I have tourism and transport for tertiary activities....

do I need to know both or could I effectively half my workload and just learn one from each?

RoRo979 · 02-06-2015 12:39pm

Paddyg96 wrote: »

Someone help please!

I have notes on two kinds of each economic activity for every region

e.g I have tourism and transport for tertiary activities....

do I need to know both or could I effectively half my workload and just learn one from each?

i only learn one for each. They can ask for 1, or they ask teritart activites where you can still talke about 1. I do transport Ireland, Transport,Paris and Tourisim India

Bourke97 · 02-06-2015 12:41pm

Paddyg96 wrote: »

Someone help please!

I have notes on two kinds of each economic activity for every region

e.g I have tourism and transport for tertiary activities....

do I need to know both or could I effectively half my workload and just learn one from each?

You would need to know both because we might be unfortunate enough to be asked a question on only one of them like transport! But if you learn both and your asked about two tertiary then you can break it up and get full marks because you'll have plenty of srp's

Cheerios · 02-06-2015 12:44pm

If I were to learn 3-4 geocology essays, which one should I be focusing on?

gracew · 02-06-2015 12:46pm

Cheerios wrote: »

If I were to learn 3-4 geocology essays, which one should I be focusing on?

Characteristics of biome with adaptions, human interaction with soil, human interaction with biome and characteristics of one soil type

Paddyg96 · 02-06-2015 12:47pm

Cheerios wrote: »

If I were to learn 3-4 geocology essays, which one should I be focusing on?

You're better off just learning off all the facts and making up an essay on the day imo

for biomes charctersitics and adaptations are being tipped

me1289 · 02-06-2015 1:00pm

KA97 wrote: »

Can anyone tell me if i'm covered or do should I add in some things? Aiming for a C.

Physical:
-Rocks/Human Interaction = Tara Mines
-Weathering and Erosion
-Karst Landscapes
-River landforms, rejuvenation, isostacy, 3 Gorges Dam

Regional:
-The Paris Basin (Map, P + S + T)
-Brazil (Map, P + S + T, Population - Migration etc.

Elective:
-Population Density and distribution
-Overpopulation
-Migration... Rural-Urban... Impact on Donor/Host
-Settlement.. Historic, Patterns of Rural, Devp. of Town
-Urban Problems... Developed/Developing world.

+ Biome

you should probably do plate tectonics for Physical
and something on Ireland for regional

me1289 · 02-06-2015 1:05pm

Will I be okay with just learning
1)characteristics of a soil
2)human interactions with the soil
3)soil forming processes
4)adaptions of flora and fauna in a biome
5)influence of climate on a biome
6)human interactions with biomes

I absolutely hate the characteristics of a biome and I honestly don't have enough time to learn it, so should I be okay with these answers?

Butterfly45 · 02-06-2015 1:13pm

When ye are saying human interaction on rivers do ye mean that general question that comes up regarding either rivers coast or mass movement and you have a choice?

KatieG6 · 02-06-2015 1:14pm

Does anyone know for Ireland and the EU Q- should I learn 2 impacts (impact of economy + culture) or just 1 (impact of economy?)

sorcha_c · 02-06-2015 1:20pm

rickjames16 wrote: »

Has anyone got tips from their teachers yet for higher level geography ?

tertiary in India is definitely up for us this year it hasn't been up
since 2008

gracew · 02-06-2015 1:49pm

Will learning only human interaction with soil and characteristics of a biome be ok?

TheNobleHylian · 02-06-2015 2:06pm

Is it hard to achieve 26-30 marks out of 30 in Human Geography for OS/Aerial questions for example,"Examine three different functions of _________,using evidence from the aerial photograph to support your answer."

Generally there is at least 4-5 functions in the photo and only three are necessary.I know its broken down into 2 marks per function identified,2 marks for photo evidence of each function and 3xSRP for each function but this seems extremely easy.

Is it that simple to achieve 30/30 marks in these questions?

JP1 · 02-06-2015 2:13pm

I get that it's 20% for Field work and 80% for the exam

buuut

How do you calculate it? I'm trying to work out last minute marks

sleepyheadh · 02-06-2015 2:14pm

Addition?

Blue Spark · 02-06-2015 3:31pm

20% for the project
16% for short questions
4% for each Part A (12% in total)
6% for each Part B and C (36% in total)
16% for the choice question at the end

!! Geography HL 2015 - predictions, guesses and discussion ...

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