JC Geography

How the Earth's structure and moving plates cause volcanoes, earthquakes and fold mountains.

How igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks form, with Irish examples.

How rocks break down in place and how loose material moves downslope.

How rivers erode, transport and deposit to shape valleys, waterfalls, meanders and deltas.

How waves erode and deposit to form cliffs, arches, stacks, beaches and spits.

How ice sheets and glaciers shaped Ireland's landscape.

Measure weather, explain types of rainfall and describe world climates.

What soil is made of, how it forms and how a local soil type relates to its vegetation (LO 1.4).

How people are affected by and respond to earthquakes, volcanoes, floods and storms.

How people use and manage rivers: energy, flooding and water supply.

How people use the coast and protect it from erosion.

How physical landscapes and rocks are used for tourism, quarrying and energy.

Causes, effects and responses to climate change.

How people use and sometimes over-exploit water, fish stocks, forestry and soil (LO 2.4).

How and why population changes: birth and death rates, pyramids and the demographic transition.

Why people move and the effects on the places they leave and join.

Why settlements grew where they did, and patterns of rural and urban settlement.

How cities grow, the problems they face and how they are planned.

Primary, secondary and tertiary activities, farming as a system and the location of industry.

Measuring development, aid, trade and fair trade.

How trade, transport, technology and multinational companies link places and people around the world (LO 3.9).

Use grid references, scale, direction, contours and symbols on OS maps.

Locate features and interpret land use on vertical and oblique aerial photographs.

Read and draw bar charts, line graphs, pie charts and climate graphs.