NEW. Junior Certificate Geography. LiamAshe Kieran McCarthy

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1 NEW Junior Certificate Geography LiamAshe Kieran McCarthy THE EDUCATIONAL COMPANY OF IRELAND

2 Contents Section 1 Physical Geography Chapter 1 The Earth 1.1 The Solar System 1.2 The Structure of Earth 1.3 Plate Tectonics 1.4 Volcanic Activity Case Study Iceland: A volcanic Case Study Mount 1.5 Earthquakes St Helens island Case Study Sichuan earthquake (2008) 1.6 Fold Mountains Chapter 2 Rocks 2.1 What Is Rock? 2.2 Igneous Rocks 2.3 Sedimentary Rocks 2.4 Metamorphic Rocks 2.5 Resources from the Earth Case Study Natural gas production in Ireland Chapter 3 Shaping Earth'sCrust 3.1 Denudation: An Introduction 3.2 Mechanical Weathering 3.3 Chemical Weathering Case Study The Burren National Park 3.4 Mass Movement Case Study Mudflow: The volcano of Nevada dei Ruiz 3.5 Rivers: Shapers of our Land 3.6 Rivers and People Case Study The Mississippi f100ds of 2001 Case Study Dam building in Ireland 3.7 The Sea: Builder and Destroyer 3.8 People and the Sea Case Study Rosslare 3.9 Glaciation: The Work of Ice 3.10 Glaciation and Human Activity

3 Chapter 4 The Restless Atmosphere 4.1 The Atmosphere 4.2 The Heat Machine 4.3 Wind: The Atmosphere on the Move 4.4 Ocean Currents Case Study Currents of the North Atlantic 4.5 Air Masses and Weather Systems 4.6 Water in the Atmosphere 4.7 Weather 4.8 The Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming Chapter 5 Climates and Natural Regions 5.1 Introducing Climate 5.2 Natural Regions and World Climates 5.3 Hot Climates of the World 5.4 Temperate Climates of the World 5.5 Cold Climates of the World Chapter 6 Soils 6.1 What Is Soil? 6.2 Irish Soils 6.3 Tropical Red Soils 6.4 Natural Vegetation and Soil Section 2 Maps and Photographs Chapter 7 Maps and Photographs 7.1 Ordnance Survey 7.2 Reading the Physical Landscape 7.3 Reading the Human Landscape Case Study Location of Navan Case Study Urban functions of Drogheda 7.4 Aerial Photographs 7,5 Rural Settlement and Land Use 7.6 Urban Settlement 7.7 Comparing Maps and Photographs Maps Ireland Europe World

4 Section 3 Sodal Geography Chapter 8 Population: Distribution, Diversity and Change Population Growth Factors Influencing the Rate of Population Change Future Rates of Population Increase Population Pyramids Variations in Population Distribution and Density Low Population Densities High Population Densities Global Patterns: The North/South Divide 234' 8.9 People on the Move 239 Case Study A teacher's story 241 Chapter 9 Settlement Early Settlers in Ireland Nudeated Settlements Resources, Terrain and the Distribution of Settlements Settlement in the New Polders of the Netherlands Functions of Nudeated Settlement 261 Case Study Limerick City: A multi-functional urban centre 264 Case Study Köln (Cologne) Change in the Function of Settlements Large-scale Industrial Development Communication Links 272 Case Study The Irish road network 273 Case Study EU airports 274 Case Study Transport on the River Rhine 277 Chapter 10 Urbanisation Changing Patterns in Where We Live: Cities Cities: Functional Zones 282 Case Study Paris Land Values in Cities Residential Accommodation in Irish Cities Commuting to Work in Cities Urban Problems Urban Improvements 297 Case Study Urban renewal in Fatima Mansions in Dolphin's Barn, Dublin 298 Case Study Adamstown: Ireland's first twenty-first century town Urbanisation in the Developing World 303

5 Section 4 Economic Geography Chapter 11 Primary Economic Activities 11.1 The Earth as a Resource 11.2 Water as a Resource Case Study Water supply for the Dublin region Case Study Irrigation in the Nile Valley, Egypt 11.3 Oil: A Finite Source Case Study Saudia Arabia: An oil-producing country Case Study The search for oil in Irish waters 11.4 The Exploitation of Ireland's Peatlands 11.5 Fishing 11.6 Farming Case Study A mixed farm Chapter 12 Secondary Economic Activities 12.1 Building Resources into Products 12.2 Factory Location Case Study A light industry: Intelireland Ltd Case Study A heavy industry: RUSAL Aughinish 12.3 Footloose Industry 12.4 Industrial Location: Change over Time 12.5 The Role of Women in Industry 12.6 Manufacturing on a World Scale 12.7 The Impact of Industrial Activity on the Environment 12.8 Conflicts of Interest Case Study Incineration Case Study The shortening of working hours Chapter 13 Tertiary Economic Activities 13.1 Services 13.2 Tourism 13.3 Tourism in Europe 13.4 Tourism and Transport Links 13.5 The Impact of Tourism Chapter 14 Economic Inequality 14.1 The Earth's Resources: Who Benefits? I 14.2 Exploitation of Poor Countries by Wealthy Countries Case Study The story of coffee 14.3 Aid to the South 14.4 Factors that Hinder Economic Development Case Study Sudan 14.5 Economic Inequalities within the EU Case Study Economic Inequalities in Italy 14.6 Ending Economic Inequality Glossary Index Picture credits