3rd Year Test

I have put up the sections that are going to be examined in the test on Monday. You can find them on the population studies page. There is a detailed revision sheet, which you can find on that page. You can also get the revision sheet here. Remember if you are asked to “Explain” or “Describe”, you must write a paragraph to answer the question properly. “List” or “Name” just means you have to write one or two word answers. The chart below shows population change in EU countries from 2001 to 2011 and as you can see Ireland’s population has increased by the highest % in that time. Ireland’s population increased from 3.8 million to 4.5 million in that time.

Population Change in EU countries (Source : CSO – Measuring Ireland’s Progress 2011)

 

 

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Test on Brazil

As you probably should know by now, Brazil is the sub-continental region we are studying. As promised, tomorrow you have a test on that topic and as it’s quite an extensive body of information, I’ll try to narrow it down. I am going to examine the following topics:

• agriculture in Brazil
• tertiary activity in Brazil
• Culture in Brazil
• An urban centre (city – Sao Paulo)

Ipanema beach in Rio. (Taken by a friend who visited Brazil)

I also promised to put up a sample 30 mark answer on a topic related to Brazil as people can find it difficult to structure the answers. As a general rule, start with the obvious – say very clearly what region / city / activity you are going to discuss and then mention the factors that are relevant to the topic, e.g. climate, soil, relief, drainage, access to large markets, educated workforce, tourist attractions, good transport infrastructure, crime levels and so on. Then get into the “meat” of the answer – how the factors affect agriculture or tourism or whatever topic is being discussed. If you go to the Regional Geography page and scroll down, you’ll find the sample answer on agriculture in Brazil.

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