Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra

Geography

21-December-17
Geography

Junior Cycle Geography

In Geography you will study about places, people and what shapes the environment. You will learn how the environment influences people, and how they change the environment. You will develop your ability to draw and understand maps, graphs and diagrams, as well as studying photographs and collecting information outside the classroom through fieldwork.

Students study a variety of topics throughout their time in Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra. This provides the student with the opportunity to interact with both the theory and practical side of the subject. Students will participate in numerous field trips/studies and complete a CBA1 (Classroom based assessment) in January of 2nd Year and CBA2 in January of 3rd Year.

Example of topics in Junior Cycle include:

Physical:
The Earth
Rocks
Climates
Soils
Social:
Population
Settlement
Urbanisation

Economic:
Primary Economic Activities (Farming, fishing & Bogs)
Secondary Economic Activities (Industries and their impacts)
Tertiary Economic Activities (Transport and Tourism)
Economic Inequality (Fair Trade)

Maps and Aerial Photographs:
OS Map Skills
Aerial Photograph Skills

Some impressive headlines by 1st year students when learning about bog bursts:

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Some recent posters on rocks by 1st year students:

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For further information visit:

https://www.jct.ie/perch/resources/geography/geography-information-leaflet-1.pdf

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16-Mar-2024
Congratulations to TY student Eoin Cashman who won 'Best Business Plan' at the County Final of the Student Enterprise Awards at MTU, Tralee yesterday. Eoin beat off stiff competition from 24 other mini-companies to take the prize.
09-Mar-2024
Well done to our 4th & 5th year students who received their Junior Cycle Profile of Achievement certificates on Friday morning from their year head Mr. Brosnan & their tutors.
09-Mar-2024
To mark International Women’s Day our 3rd, 4th & 5th year girls attended a virtual event on ‘Women in STEM’ with Astellas Pharma on Friday morning where they got a virtual tour of the labs and heard about the various career journeys from some of the
09-Mar-2024
As part of the Cork French film festival, our 5th year French students attended a screening of the French film "Tempête" by Canadian director Christian Duguay at the Gate cinema in Mallow this week. Our students thoroughly enjoyed the experience .
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