Mrs Ralph's Geography: August 2016

Friday 26 August 2016

All students need to know the following:

To understand the concept of an agricultural system
To understand factors affecting agricultural land use and practices
To know case studies of intensive and extensive agricultural production
To be aware of agricultural change (intensification of production and extension of cultivation)
To understand the reasons for industrial location
To study the processes leading to industrial change, growth and development.
To understand the character, and reasons for hte development of industrial estates and export processing zones (EPZs)
To learn about the improtance of the informal sector (manufacturing and services)
To understand the basis of industrial policy
To evaluate the success of the industrial policy.

All students need to know the following:

Introduction to settlement dynamics m ralph from Máiréad Marie Ralph

Settlement Revision Video Clip

All students need to know the following:

To understand the meaning of the migration (internal, and external etc.)
To be able to classify the different types of Migration
To be aware and understand the various reasons people migrate (push and pull factors)
Full understanding of a case study on international migration

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All Students need to know the following:

To understand population distribution and density
To understand terms such as 'natural increase' and 'natural decrease' of population and how this leads to population change
To understand replacement level to maintain populations
Factors that influence birth rate and death rate (economic, social, environmental and political factors)
To understand the different types of population structures (demographic transition model DTM)
To be aware of the Historical growth of population.
To be aware of population debates both in relation to positive and negative effects of increasing population.
Understanding of basic concepts such as Overpopulation, Underpopulation, Optimum Population
What is sustainability
Case Study on Population Management.