Fieldwork involves undertaking a geographical study, preferably in your local area, and while it is not a compulsory part of Leaving Cert geography it is highly recommended. The advantages of confining the fieldwork to your locality are that it allows for easy access to the information required and that it might be useful to the local community. In the Leaving Cert exam, students write their own account of how the fieldwork exercise was undertaken, so it is advisable to complete the study in the same year as the exam is taken. Possible fieldwork topics and a description of how the study should be undertaken are outlined below.
Fieldwork Topics
A. Physical geography: If sufficient information is available, you could consider conducting a fieldwork study of some aspect of the physical geography of the locality. This would be especially appropriate if you live in a river valley, a coastal region, or in an area affected by glaciation.
Possible subjects include:
an examination of the effects of erosion and deposition
a study of soil or rock samples
an analysis of local weather patterns
River studies are particularly popular with students.
B. Socio-economic geography: There is great scope for socio-economic fieldwork studies in urban areas. Possibilities include a study of the following topics:
history, layout, land use or functions of a town
industrial location and development
infrastructure developments, traffic problems, and pollution
a study of farming as an economic activity, rural land use or tourism could be undertaken in less populated regions
Revision sites:
http://www.bennett.karoo.net/gcse/revision.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/
http://www.s-cool.co.uk/topic_index.asp?subject_id=20
http://www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/gcse/index.html
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Fieldwork
Fieldwork involves undertaking a geographical study, preferably in your local area, and while it is not a compulsory part of Leaving Cert geography it is highly recommended. The advantages of confining the fieldwork to your locality are that it allows for easy access to the information required and that it might be useful to the local community. In the Leaving Cert exam, students write their own account of how the fieldwork exercise was undertaken, so it is advisable to complete the study in the same year as the exam is taken. Possible fieldwork topics and a description of how the study should be undertaken are outlined below.
Fieldwork Topics
A. Physical geography: If sufficient information is available, you could consider conducting a fieldwork study of some aspect of the physical geography of the locality. This would be especially appropriate if you live in a river valley, a coastal region, or in an area affected by glaciation.
Possible subjects include:
an examination of the effects of erosion and deposition
a study of soil or rock samples
an analysis of local weather patterns
River studies are particularly popular with students.
B. Socio-economic geography: There is great scope for socio-economic fieldwork studies in urban areas. Possibilities include a study of the following topics:
history, layout, land use or functions of a town
industrial location and development
infrastructure developments, traffic problems, and pollution
a study of farming as an economic activity, rural land use or tourism could be undertaken in less populated regions
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