Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra

Geography

01-December-22

Leaving Certificate Geography will help students develop an understanding of the changing relationships between the physical and human worlds. Through their study of geography, students will develop geographical skills that will help them to make informed judgements about issues at local, national and international levels.

Leaving Certificate Geography may be studied at Ordinary or Higher level. The course is divided into core, elective and optional units of study. Geography is assessed at Ordinary and Higher level. Students are expected to complete a report on a geographical investigation and to sit a written examination.

Geography Course Content

Physical Geography

  • Rivers
  • The Sea
  • Glaciation
  • Plate Tectonics
  • Weather & Climate
  • Karst Regions

Regional geography

  • Irish Regions
  • European Region
  • Continental/ Subcontinental Regions

Geographical investigation

Two Elective Units (pick one):

Patterns and processes in economic activities (elective)

  • Energy
  • Developing Economies
  • Multinationals and Globalisation
  • European Union

Patterns and processes in the human environment (elective)

  • Population
  • Urban Geography

Four Optional Units (pick one; higher level only):

  • Global interdependence
  • Geoecology
  • Culture and identity
  • The Atmosphere-Ocean environment

The Exam

  1. 1. Geographical Investigation Report (20%)
  2. 2. Written Examination (80%)

There is one written paper which lasts for 2 hours and 50 minutes. There are three parts to the written paper.

Part One

Twelve short questions where you will be marked out of your best ten. (25 mins, 80 marks)

Part Two

Essay style questions where you have a choice of ONE question from three in each section. (80 marks).

Section 1: Physical Geography (Q1, Q2, Q3 - Pick one)

Section 2: Regional Geography (Q4, Q5, Q6 - Pick one)

Section 3: Human Elective (Q7, Q8, Q9 - Pick one) OR Economic Elective (Q10, Q11, Q12 - Pick one)

Part Three (Higher level only)

You will be given 4 questions on your chosen option and you pick one. Each question will require you to write a single longer essay where you discuss three or four aspects of the theme in detail in 30 minutes (80 marks)

Events
Feb
05 2025
Pre Exams
Feb
10 2025
Pre Exams take place
Feb
11 2025
First Year Retreat
Feb
11 2025
Meeting for parents/guardians of incoming 1st Yr Students
06-Feb-2025
Thanks to Carol Fitzgerald from MTU who spoke to 4th & 5th year students yesterday about the courses available in their Kerry and Cork campuses.
05-Feb-2025
Our Student Wellbeing Team brought their ‘Cuppa, chill & chat’ to the 3rd year students yesterday ahead of starting the pre-exams next week. It was a nice break from the classroom and a chance to relax as a year group, along with their year head, Ms.
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Understanding School Refusal – Free Webinar for Parents & Teachers. See below for further information.
05-Feb-2025
3 weeks to go to the opening night of our much anticipated school musical ‘Belle’ which takes place on Wednesday the 26th and Thursday the 27th of February in the school gym.
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