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Junior Certificate Geography

Ordinary LevelExam Papers

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SECTION 1 (60 marks)Answer ALL questions.You have a choice within four questions.Be sure to return this folder with your

answer book.Otherwise, marks will be lost.

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POPULATION DENSITY2013Circle the correct answer in each of the

statements below.• Overcrowding, shortage of clean water and

pollution are common in areas of: very high / very low population density.

• Calcutta and Hong Kong are examples of places with very high / very low population density.

• In Ireland an area with very low population density is the Dublin region / West of Ireland

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AID

Aid given by the government of one country to the government of another country is called:

Emergency Aid

Tied Aid

Bilateral Aid

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River LandformsThe river deposition features, which of

these matches goes with the picture given:

Ox-bow lakes

Levees

Meanders

Deltas

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Glaciation The photograph shows:

An Ox-bow lake

A U-shaped valley

A Corrie

A Drumlin

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Coastal LandformThe photograph shows:

A Sand spit

A Tombolo

A Sea Stack

A Cave

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Population studiesAreas with Very Low Population Density

have:

Low Marriage rates

Overcrowding

Lack of open space

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Economic Activity - TransportRailways are of this type of economic

activity:

Primary

Secondary

Tertiary

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Acid RainAcid rain is formed when:

Trees are planted in rain forests

Fossil fuels like coal are burned

Glaciers melt

Limestone is weathered

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Rocks Sedimentary Rocks are formed:

By earthquakes

By remains of animals, plants, rocks etc.

When volcanoes erupt

When hot, liquid rock cools down

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