Subject: Junior Certificate Geography

Teacher: Mr Lenehan
Week: Week 24
Lesson: Exam prep

24.0 Learning Intentions

• To be equipped to sit your written exam at the end of third year.

24.1 Specification

Exam preparation

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 24.3 Exam prep: Short Questions
Your exam will contain both short and long questions.

Short questions will be straightforward and usually involve

labelling diagrams/charts, one-word answer questions and
multiple-choice questions.

These questions can be from any of the topics covered on

the junior cycle geography course.

Depending on how difficult the question is, each answer

you get correctly can be worth 1, 2 or 3 marks.

For example
On the left is a diagram of the earths structure. Each
correct label is worth 2 marks, therefore the question is
worth 8 marks in total.

Label the volcano

Magma chamber, lava flow, ash cloud, vent, crater, layers
of lava, secondary crater, gas.

Label the earthquake

Focus
Epicentre
Fault line
Tremors
Crust

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Match the correct answer between column X and column Y

Complete the following sentences by using the correct term from below.

Tied Aid Bilateral Aid Developmental Aid

Q 1. A continuous aid agreement between 2 countries is known as______________________.

Q 2. Training local farmers, teachers and nurses is known as______________________.

Q 3. Aid given after a natural disaster is known as ____________________.

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 Circle the correct answer of in each of statements below.

Q 1. Peats bogs in upland areas in the west of Ireland are raised bogs / blanket bogs

Q 2. Peat is a renewable / non-renewable source of energy,

Q 3. The company responsible for harvesting and using peat in Ireland are called Bord na Mona / Failte Ireland.

24.4 Exam prep: Long Questions

Long questions can be asked from any topic on the course. They are usually worth 10 marks each although this can
sometimes differ.

They may consist of just one long question or they may be broken up into 4/5 smaller questions.

Q 1. Name one feature formed by coastal erosion and with the

aid of a labelled diagram, explain how it was formed. (10 marks)

D.E.E.P.D. Define, explain, example, processes, diagram

Answer:

Define: A sea cliff is a vertical or steep slope on the coastline.

Examples: Cliffs of Moher, Co. Clare
Explanation: At high tide, waves erode a notch at the coast.
Continued erosion causes the notch to enlarge.
The rock above the notch is undercut and eventually collapses
under the weight and a cliff is formed.
A wave cut platform is left behind where the cliff used to be.
Deposited sediment from the cliff forms a wave-built terrace.
Processes: Hydraulic action, abrasion, solution. Diagram

**You must know in detail one feature of erosion and deposition from rivers,
glaciation and the work of the sea. **

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S.E.E.
Statement, explain, example
Remember this simple formula when answering the 10 mark
questions.

Q 2. (10 Marks)
A. Name one active volcano. (Mount St Helens, USA): 2 marks.

B. Explain one positive and one negative of volcanoes

Name the positive (E.g. tourism): 2 marks

Explain it: (Locals benefit from the tourist industry etc.): 1 mark
Give example: (This includes, tour guides, cafes, restaurants which generate money for the local economy
etc.). 1 mark

Use the same method for the negative of volcanoes.

** Below is an example of how you go about answering a full question. **

Q 3. (10 Marks)
A. Name one example of an organisation migration you have studied. (Ulster plantation): 2 marks

B. Explain 2 reasons why this migration took place.

Statement: The reason why this organised migration occurred is because of colonisation. Explain: The British
government wanted to increase their control over Ireland and Explain/Example spread the Protestant religion.

Statement: The British wanted to control Ireland. Explain: This was to prevent any further uprisings and to
Example: establish British law, customs and culture in Ireland.

C. Describe 2 effects of this organised migration on the area that people migrated to.

Statement: One effect of this organised migration is a religious division. Example: There was hatred between
the Protestant Planters and the native Irish Catholics. Explain: This hatred resulted in a war that lasted for
decades in Ireland and resulted in the deaths of thousands of people.

Statement: A second effect of this organised migration is the loss of culture. Example: The Protestant planters
brought the English language to this area. Explain: This resulted in a huge decline in the Irish language

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Q 4. Examine the ordnance survey map supplied with this paper. (10 Marks)

Draw a sketch map of the area shown on the ordnance survey map.

On your sketch map, show and label the following:

4 features shown and labelled on the map key: 4 by 2 marks each

Correct size frame and orientation: 2 marks

N17 road
The entire coastline
The Drumcliff river
An area of deciduous woodland

**Refer to lesson 16 for an in-depth walkthrough into drawing sketch maps**

Q 5. Examine the AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH supplied with this paper. There are a number of different functions evident
on the aerial photograph including:

• Residential
• Recreational
• Ecclesiastical
• Industrial.

A. Choose three of the functions listed above and using accepted notation, locate an example of each of the three
functions on the aerial photograph. (1 Mark each)
Example:
Residential – Left background
Industrial – Right background
Ecclesiastical – Right foreground

B. Explain why any one of the functions chosen by you in part (i) above developed at the location identified by you. (4
marks)
Industrial – Statement: the industrial estate located here as it is on the outskirts of the town. Explain: It located here as
it has good access to the ring road leading out of the town. Explain: Its close proximity to the town means it has a large
pool of people to employ from

C. Explain one reason why there is limited development in the centre background of the aerial photograph. (3 marks)
Statement: There is little development in the centre background of the photograph as it is on the floodplain of a river.
Explain: This means that the area is at risk of flooding during heavy rainfall so little development takes place there.

(10 Marks)

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