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Detailed Content

• Plate Tectonics
• The Structure of the Earth
• The History and Development of Plate Tectonic Theory
• Constructive and Destructive Plate Boundaries
• Folding
• Faulting
• Earthquakes
• Volcanic Activity

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• Igneous Rocks
• Sedimentary Rocks
• Metamorphic Rocks
• Weathering - Mechanical / Physical / Chemical
• Limestone Landscapes
• Biological Weathering
• Soils - Formation
• Podzols

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• The Long Profile of a River
• Drainage Patterns
• River Erosion
• River Transportation
• River Deposition
• The Economic Benefits of Rivers and River Valleys
• Rejuvenation
• River Capture
• The Coastline
• Marine Erosion
• Marine Transportation
• Marine Deposition
• Changes in Sea Level

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• Formation of Glaciers
• How Glaciers Move
• Glacial Erosion
• Features Produced by Glacial Erosion
• Glacial Transportation
• Glacial Deposition
• Features Produced by Glacial Deposition
• Fluvio - Glacial Deposits
• The Benefits and Disadvantages of Glacial Features
• Glaciation in Ireland
• The Periglacial Environment

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• Scale
• Measurement of Distance
• Measurement of Area
• Location
• Direction
• Relief
• Gradient
• Cross-Section
• Sketch Maps
• Recognising features in the Physical Landscape
• Rock Types
• Processes which shape the Landscape

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• The Interpretation of the Cultural or Human Landscape on O.S. Maps
• Settlement - Historic and Present Day
• Communications
• Place names
• Economic Activities
• Aerial Photographs
• Land Use
• Sketch-Map Drawing
• Settlement
• Economic Activities
• Physical Processes which have shaped the Landscape
• The relative merits of Maps and Photographs

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• Population Growth throughout History
• Factors affecting the Birth Rate
• The Demographic Transition Model
• World Population Distribution
• The Population Structure
• Migration
• The Origin and Growth of Towns and Cities
• Twentieth Century Urbanisation
• Problems and Solutions

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• Definition of 'Less Developed'
• Characteristics of Third World Countries
• Causes of Underdevelopment:
• Environmental Problems
• Colonialism
• Economic Problems
• Population Pressure
• Political Instability
• Low Levels of Education
• Systems of Land Ownership and Farming Methods
• Solutions to the Problems of Underdevelopment
• International Aid
• The Brandt Report
• The Green Revolution

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• Tourism - Factors responsible for recent growth
• Advantages of Tourism
• Disadvantages of Tourism
• Outside Influences on Tourism
• Case Study : Spain
• Case Study : Ireland
• Forestry - Forest types in Western Europe
• Case Study : Ireland
• Case Study : Sweden
• Fishing-Importance of Fishing on a World Scale
• Worlds major Fishing Grounds
• Case Study : Norway
• Case Study : Ireland
• Industrial - Industrial Revolution
• Factors of Industrial Location
• Industry in Northern Italy

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• Western Europe - An overview
• The European Union; History, Aims, Achievements
• Definition of 'Region'
• Different Types of Region : Core, Peripheral
• Industrially Depressed
• Over Developed
• The Common Agricultural Policy of the E.U.

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• Belgium - a division into regions
• Randstad Holland
• The Rhine Waterway System

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