Essays

Chapter 2:

  • The theory of continental drift

Chapter 3:

  • Intrusive volcanic landforms/formation of plutons

  • Volcano case study - Mt St Helens

Chapter 4:

  • Earthquake case study - Japanese earthquake and tsunami

Chapter 5:

  • Igneous rocks formation

  • Sedimentary rocks formation

  • Metamorphic rocks formation

  • Case study - Human interaction with the rock cycle (natural gas) -

Chapter 6:

  • Case study - fold mountains in Ireland

Chapter 8:

  • Mechanical/physical weathering (two types) (freeze thaw action & exfoliation)

  • Chemical weathering (two types) (carbonation & hydration and hydrolysis)

Chapter 10:

  • Underground landforms in a karst landscape

  • The karst cycle of erosion

Chapter 11:

  • Fluvial erosion processes

  • Fluvial transportation processes

  • Landform of erosion (Waterfall)

  • Landform of erosion & deposition (Ox-bow lake)

  • Landform of deposition (Levees)

  • Case study - Human Interaction with Surface Processes (Three Gorges Dam)

Chapter 32: Patterns and Processes in Economic Activities

  • Measuring Economic Development

  • Changing Patterns of Economic Development in a Developed Country (Belgium)

  • Changing Patterns of Economic Development in a Developing Country (Brazil)

  • Impact of Globalisation on a Developed Country (Ireland)

  • Impact of Globalisation on a Developing Country (Brazil)

  • MNCs (influence the location)

  • An MNC in Ireland (Dell)

  • The Influence of the EU on Ireland’s Economy

  • The Impact of the CAP on Ireland’s Economy

  • The Impact of the CFP on Ireland’s Economy

  • The use of Non-Renewable/Finite energy in Ireland’s Economy

  • The use of Renewable/Infinite Energy in Ireland’s Economy

  • The Environmental Impact of Burning Fossil Fuels at Local, Regional and Global Levels

  • Conflict between Economic Development and Environmental Protection

Chapter 33: Geoecology

  • Soil Characteristics

  • Processes Affecting both Soil Formation and Soil Characteristics

  • Factors Affecting both Soil Formation and Soil Characteristics

  • General Composition and Characteristics of One Soil Type (Brown Earth)

  • Human Activities Affecting Soils (Desertification in the Sahel Region in Africa)

  • Soil Conservation

  • Characteristics of a Biome (Tropical Rainforest)

  • The Adaptation of Plants, Insects, Animals & Birds to a Biome (Tropical Rainforest)