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CORE UNIT 2

CORE UNIT 2. REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY. CORE UNIT 2. YOUR REGION must be wide enough to cover exemplars in the statements outlined by the syllabus. (SYLLABUS STATEMENT 2.1) Driven by Learning Outcomes rather than by content Skills Driven Approach. KEY ELEMENTS. Concept of a Region

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CORE UNIT 2

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  1. CORE UNIT 2 REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY

  2. CORE UNIT 2 • YOUR REGION must be wide enough to cover exemplars in the statements outlined by the syllabus. (SYLLABUS STATEMENT 2.1) • Driven by Learning Outcomes rather than by content • Skills Driven Approach

  3. KEY ELEMENTS • Concept of a Region • Regions to be Studied • Areas of Study • Skills to be Used and Developed • Outcomes

  4. CORE UNIT 2 SYLLABUS, Pages14-16 This unit contains THREE statements including a number of substatements. 2.1 The concept of a region 2.2 The dynamics of a region 2.3 The complexity of regions (i) & (ii)

  5. Climatic regions Physical regions Administrative regions Cultural regions Socio-economic regions Nodal regions THE CONCEPT OF A REGIONSYLLABUS, PAGE 14 (Statement 2.1)

  6. Areas of study for each Region • Physical Processes (soil, climate, relief, drainage) • Economic Processes (Primary, Secondary, Tertiary activities) • Human Processes (language, religion, urban & rural development, population dynamics)

  7. COMPLEXITY OF REGIONS • The complexity of interaction between political, cultural and economic activities. • The European Union as a region • Changes within regions over time (2.3) --------------------------------------------------------- (2.4) • Urban growth and changes • Change in political boundaries • Language and cultural changes

  8. SETTINGSSYLLABUS, Page 15 (Statement 2.2) • FIVE REGIONS TO BE SELECTED: • Two contrasting Irish regions • Two contrasting European regions • One continental / subcontinental region • Use regions as a setting, where possible for study of core unit 1, elective 4 or 5 or option (higher level only)

  9. TEACHING APPROACHES • LINEAR APPROACH Teach CU 1 and continue through CU2 to the Optional Unit • INTEGRATED APPROACH Choose Regions Linkages between Core Units, the Electives and the Optional Unit. • Other Approaches?

  10. SKILLS Skills need to be integrated into all areas of the syllabus, where appropriate: • Map interpretation • Photographic analysis • Figure interpretation • Statistical Analysis • Information Technology

  11. OUTCOMES HIGHER LEVEL • Explain and illustrate, at different scales, concept of a region. • Show a detailed understanding of how physical, economic and human processes interact. • Assess the complexity of this interaction, and the potential for change in the boundaries and extent of the regions. • Use skills to interpret how economic, human and physical processes interact.

  12. OUTCOMES ORDINARY LEVEL • Explain the idea of a region. • Show how physical, economic and human processes interact in regions. • Illustrate the complexity of regions and how boundaries change over time. • Use skills in the study of regions

  13. TEACHING APPROACHES • LINEAR APPROACH Teach Unit 1, Unit 2 and continue through to the Optional Unit • INTEGRATED APPROACH Choose Settings Exploit linkages between the Core Units, the Electives and the Optional Unit.

  14. SETTINGS • FIVE REGIONS TO BE SELECTED: • Two contrasting Irish regions • Two contrasting European regions • One continental / subcontinental region • E.g. Peninsular Italy as Peripheral European Region (Mezzogiorno + Central Italy)

  15. CORE UNIT 2 PHYSICAL ECONOMIC HUMAN

  16. REGION CORE UNIT 2 CLIMATE SOIL RELIEF DRAINAGE PHYSICAL PRIMARY SECONDARY TERTIARY ECONOMIC LANGUAGE RELIGION URBAN & RURAL DEV. POPULATION HUMAN

  17. PHYSICAL NORTHERN ITALY CLIMATE SOIL RELIEF DRAINAGE Continental / Alpine / Mediterranean Marine Clay / Alluvium / Boulder Clay Alpine Fold Mts River Po

  18. NORTHERN ITALY LINKS PHYSICAL REGION Core Unit 3( Weather Charts) Optional Unit 7.1 & 7.2(Soil Dev & Characteristics) Core Unit 1.1( Tectonic Cycle ) Core Unit 1.5 & 1.7 ( Mudslides & Flooding ) CLIMATE SOIL RELIEF DRAINAGE Continental / Alpine / Mediterranean Marine Clay / Alluvium / Boulder Clay Alpine Fold Mts River Po

  19. YOUR REGION ur HUMAN Elective LINKS REGION LANGUAGE RELIGION URBAN & RURAL DEV. POPULATION

  20. YOUR REGION ECONOMIC Elective LINKS REGION PRIMARY SECONDARY TERTIARY

  21. NORTHERN ITALY ECONOMIC ELECTIVE LINKS REGION PRIMARY SECONDARY TERTIARY AGRICULTURE MANUFACTURINGINDUSTRY( Location of ind. / Advantages) TOURISM( Sunshine / Cultural / Winter ) Elective Unit 4.4( Common Agric Policy) Elective Unit 4.2 & 4.3 (Study of Developed Region) (Study MNC Fiat) Optional Unit 9.6 ( Mass Tourism)

  22. NORTHERN ITALY HUMAN ELECTIVE LINKS REGION Industrial Triangle Demographic structure Elective Unit 5.5 & 5.6 ( Urban Growth & Problems) Elective Unit 5.1—5.3 (Pop Characteristics) LANGUAGE RELIGION URBAN & RURAL DEV. POPULATION

  23. The Indian Subcontinent Linking Core, Elective & Option Language & Religion

  24. CORE UNIT 2: REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY 2.1 Concept of a Region:The Islamic World 2.2 Dynamics of Regions:Human Processes(Subcontinental Region)(L & R etc) 2.4 Complexity of Regions:Changes in Language Boundaries Changes in Political Boundaries

  25. ELECTIVE UNIT 4:ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES 4.3 The Global Economy: Mobility of Modern Economic Activities: Future Development ofTeleservices, IT & Economic Activities: e commerce

  26. ELECTIVE UNIT 5:HUMAN ENVIRONMENT 5.1 Population ChatracteristicsPopulation Structure Change & Fertility 5.2 Population CharacteristicsInfluence of Society Impact on Human Devmnt:&Culture 5.3 Impact of PopulationMovements in DonorEthnic, Racial & and Receiver Regions:Religious Issues

  27. OPTION UNIT 6: GLOBAL INTERDEPENDENCE 6.1 Views of UndervelopmentImages of Language in Change:Developing Societies 6.3 Empowering People:Differing Gender Roles in Society 6.4 Sustainable Development:Justice Issues & Minority Groups

  28. OPTION UNIT 8: CULTURE & IDENTITY 8.1 Racial Groupings:Characteristics & Locational Patterns Multi-Racial Societies Racial Mixing Racial Conflict 8.1 Religion as aDistribution of World Cultural Indicator:ReligionsReligious Conflict 8.2 Nationality &Cultural Groups Within Nation State:NationStates Conflict: Political Structures & Cultural Groups

  29. CONCLUSION • Familiarity • Planning • Choices • Investigation • Evaluation

  30. CONTACT DETAILS RDO Kieran McCarthy • Telephone: 087-7744199 • Fax: 051-878410 • E-mail: geographykmcc@eircom.net Project Headquarters: • Monaghan Education Centre • Telephone: 047-74008 • Fax: 047-74100

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