Revised Leaving Certificate GeographyRevised Leaving Certificate Geography

Made up of….Made up of….

– 3 Core Units

– 1 of 2 Elective Units

– Higher Level students study 1 of 4 Optional Units.

Geographical Investigationpart of Core Unit 3range of prescribed topics

eg. Erosion in a river,coast, glaciated environment Landuse change in a local area etc.

student complete a booklet under teachers supervision20% of exam – deadline @ end of April in 6th Year

Revised Leaving Certificate Revised Leaving Certificate GeographyGeography

Students take all three Core Units

Core Unit 1 Patterns and Processes in the Physical Environment

Core Unit 2 Regional Geography

Core Unit 3 Geographical Investigation and Skills

All Student complete ONE Elective Unit

Elective Unit 4 Patterns and Processes in Economic Activities

Elective Unit 5 Patterns and Processes in the Human Environment

Higher Level Students Complete ONE Optional Unit

Optional Unit 6 Global Interdependance

Optional Unit 7 Geoecology

Optional Unit 8 Culture and Identity

Optional Unit 9 The Atmosphere – Ocean Environment

Revised Leaving Certificate GeographyRevised Leaving Certificate Geography

Written ExaminationWritten Examination

2 hours 50 minutes2 hours 50 minutes

80% of the final examination80% of the final examination

short answers section short answers section

multi-part questions requiring more detailed multi-part questions requiring more detailed answersanswers

Longer essay-style answers (Higher level)Longer essay-style answers (Higher level)

Revised Leaving Certificate GeographyRevised Leaving Certificate Geography

The Geographical InvestigationThe Geographical Investigation

20% of Examination20% of Examination

assessed outside of the terminal written examinationassessed outside of the terminal written examination

Completed individually but can be based on work done within Completed individually but can be based on work done within a group/survey teama group/survey team