Transcript Regional Geography  Elective

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
 Regions to be Studied
 Areas of Study
 Skills to be Used and Developed
 Outcomes
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)
THE CONCEPT OF A REGION
SYLLABUS, PAGE 14 (Statement 2.1)
 Climatic regions
 Cultural regions
 Physical regions
 Socio-economic
regions
 Administrative
regions
 Nodal regions
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)
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
SETTINGS
SYLLABUS, 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)
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?
SKILLS
Skills need to be integrated into all areas
of the syllabus, where appropriate:
 Map interpretation
 Photographic analysis
 Figure interpretation
 Statistical Analysis
 Information Technology
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.
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
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.
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)
CORE UNIT 2
PHYSICAL
ECONOMIC
HUMAN
REGION
CORE UNIT 2
PHYSICAL
ECONOMIC
HUMAN
CLIMATE
SOIL
RELIEF
DRAINAGE
PRIMARY
SECONDARY
TERTIARY
LANGUAGE
RELIGION
URBAN & RURAL DEV.
POPULATION
PHYSICAL
NORTHERN ITALY
CLIMATE
Continental / Alpine /
Mediterranean
SOIL
Marine Clay / Alluvium /
Boulder Clay
RELIEF
Alpine Fold Mts
DRAINAGE
River Po
NORTHERN ITALY
LINKS
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 )
PHYSICAL
REGION
CLIMATE
Continental / Alpine /
Mediterranean
SOIL
Marine Clay / Alluvium /
Boulder Clay
RELIEF
Alpine Fold Mts
DRAINAGE
River Po
YOUR REGION
ur
LINKS
HUMAN
Elective
LANGUAGE
RELIGION
URBAN & RURAL
DEV.
POPULATION
REGION
YOUR REGION
LINKS
ECONOMIC
Elective
PRIMARY
SECONDARY
TERTIARY
REGION
NORTHERN ITALY
LINKS
Elective Unit 4.4
( Common Agric Policy)
ECONOMIC
ELECTIVE
REGION
PRIMARY
AGRICULTURE
Elective Unit 4.2 & 4.3
(Study of Developed Region)
SECONDARY
(Study MNC Fiat)
Optional Unit 9.6
( Mass Tourism)
TERTIARY
MANUFACTURING
INDUSTRY
( Location of ind. /
Advantages)
TOURISM
( Sunshine / Cultural /
Winter )
NORTHERN ITALY
LINKS
HUMAN
ELECTIVE
REGION
LANGUAGE
RELIGION
Elective Unit 5.5 & 5.6
( Urban Growth &
Problems)
Elective Unit 5.1—5.3
(Pop Characteristics)
URBAN & RURAL
DEV.
Industrial Triangle
POPULATION
Demographic structure
The Indian Subcontinent
Linking Core, Elective & Option
Language & Religion
CORE UNIT 2:
REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
2.1 Concept of a Region:
The Islamic World
2.2 Dynamics of Regions:
(Subcontinental Region)
Human Processes
(L & R etc)
2.4 Complexity of Regions:
Changes in Language
Boundaries
Changes in Political
Boundaries
ELECTIVE UNIT 4:
ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
4.3
The Global Economy:
Mobility of Modern
Economic Activities:
Future Development of
Economic Activities:
Teleservices, IT &
e commerce
ELECTIVE UNIT 5:
HUMAN ENVIRONMENT
5.1 Population Chatracteristics
Change
Population Structure
& Fertility
5.2 Population Characteristics
Impact on Human Devmnt:
Influence of Society
& Culture
5.3 Impact of Population
Movements in Donor
and Receiver Regions:
Ethnic, Racial &
Religious Issues
OPTION UNIT 6:
GLOBAL INTERDEPENDENCE
6.1 Views of Undervelopment
Change:
6.3 Empowering People:
Images of Language in
Developing Societies
Differing Gender
Roles in Society
6.4 Sustainable Development:
Justice Issues & Minority
Groups
OPTION UNIT 8:
CULTURE & IDENTITY
8.1 Racial Groupings:
Characteristics & Locational
Patterns
Multi-Racial Societies
Racial Mixing
Racial Conflict
8.1 Religion as a
Cultural Indicator:
Distribution of World
Religions
Religious Conflict
8.2 Nationality &
Nation State:
Cultural Groups Within
Nation States
Conflict: Political Structures
& Cultural Groups
CONCLUSION
Familiarity
Planning
Choices
Investigation
Evaluation
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