***2015 LC Geography - Both levels - 5th June***

Peregrine

For post-exam discussion.

Previous thread.

if832uspx4eogt

That was a pretty difficult paper. Biome was a disaster, so specific. Short questions also really hard.

Help1997

The biome q was lovely so happy

Jijsaw

What a strange paper- I did grand (I think) but the questions but were so...odd. Not like any paper I've seen before I don't think.

nickys

daughter said short questions were nice enough.
But that in every question one part of it was really horrible

if832uspx4eogt

About 4/12 short questions required the use of the ordnance survey or aerial photo which really slowed me down. Just glad it's over now.

nickys

How many marks for the short questions?

Jijsaw

nickys wrote: »

daughter said short questions were nice enough.
But that in every question one part of it was really horrible

Yep the 2 "most difficult" and "least favourite" parts came up on the physical geography- isostacy and folding...I knew I should have revised them this morning
The other question (which I did) was one on tectonic plate effects on Ireland despite the fact that there is none really bar (extinct) volcanoes and a fold mountains :rolleyes:

puca13

What biome question was on paper??

nickys

puca13 wrote: »

What biome question was on paper??

my daughter mentioned adaptations of plants and animals ( if that makes sense)

puca13

nickys wrote: »

my daughter mentioned adaptations of plants and animals ( if that makes sense)

Yes it does, thanx a mil!!!!

if832uspx4eogt

puca13 wrote: »

Yes it does, thanx a mil!!!!

To specific climatic and soil conditions, however. That meant 1/2 my answer I had was invalid.

puca13

Lillianna Black Squash wrote: »

To specific climatic and soil conditions, however. That meant 1/2 my answer I had was invalid.

Oh no, so if it was hot desert biome, how wud plants and animals have adapted to both ( specific to hot desert climate and aridisols)

if832uspx4eogt

I did the rainforest biome, I don't know how animals have adapted to it's climate. But I'll probably get 30/80 which is more than I get in the mocks...

irishlad12345

Messed up the isosity question went on about caves despite isosity having nothing to do with caves so there's 30 marks out the window did ok at the other questions do yee rekon a c2 is still possible after that mess up

aideenodonovan

For the biome question, I devoted half of my question to the climate and soils of the biome with a few linking phrases to the question, and then the other half to the adaption of the flora and fauna to it, was that right?? Really would like an A in geography!

Pacman96

Biome question was a beauty 80/80 but I spent way too much time on it 43 minutes

Jm12334567

I wrote two pages on my biome for adaptions but I basically re wrote a characteristics question rather than adaptions talked about a few plants adaptions and barely mentioned animals will I get any marks ?

Leitrim96

How do you talk about a specific soil? I just said latosol and made stuff up on every animal about how they have adapted with such and such due to lack of nutrients available in the soil??

Is this way off topic. How lenient will they be. Also the urban growth question confused me. Found myself staying the effects of congestion and sprawl

Kat97

Thought it was over all okay. Some of the short q's were weird.

Culture and identity question was really open which I liked! Could talk about religion and language!

Marcus134

By specific climate conditions I felt that was really vague? I just mentioned plant leavse adapted to the heavy convectional rainfall and how they adapted to get more sunlight? I don't see how i could be more specific than that right?

Tables

What a dream paper. All the A questions were very easy. I had the biome for breakfast and the short questions, while taking me a long time (20 minutes as opposed to 10 for every other year) went down a treat as well. I also expected regional geography to be rather tough but the open ended nature of the questions was brilliant. I was also lucky for human geography as i happened to study pretty much every 1 of the 6 essays that came up and had almost too much choice. Also the physical was lovely, apart from that little hiccup of a question on Ireland's landscape and tectonic action. Found myself talking about stuff in a very general sense as opposed to the focused type of questions they want. But I think that was the nature of the question, it didn't really warrant specifics, unless anyone wants to tell me otherwise. Hopefully my second A1 in the bag and bring on Biology!!!

Kremin

I thought I did well, I didn't know anything about formation of sedimentary rockS, only limestone so I just mentioned other sedimentary rocks and said they formed the same way.... global interdependence questions were way too.. specific? Wrote 5 pages on Aid but I also brought in fair trade even though there was a seperate question on fair trade, oh well.

is mise spartacus

That paper was a delight
Loved the short questions, my 80 marker I managed only 5 pages and the sketch maps and graphs were a treat
Loved it. Just loved it

Kremin

Anyone know the answers to the short questions by any chance? theyre the only part that kept me from an A1 in the mocks so I hope this time around was better, what on earth is a sill and a dyke!?

Kat97

Kremin wrote: »

Anyone know the answers to the short questions by any chance? theyre the only part that kept me from an A1 in the mocks so I hope this time around was better, what on earth is a sill and a dyke!?

Theyre plutons I think!

Sills are horizontal and dykes are vertical !

Kremin

Kat97 wrote: »

Theyre plutons I think!

Sills are horizontal and dykes are vertical !

I got it right then :O.
My logic was window sill is horizontal, so thats gotta be that right... right,,,

Completely guessed the weather and the drainage question too haha, maybe I guess too much.

Kremin

was part ii) a trick question?
I put down Russian and Non-EU countries first, but then i read the question and it said regions/countries so I wasn't sure.. why do they have to make this stuff so confusing, it really doesn't test your knowledge by confusing students.

is mise spartacus

Um that wasn't question 5 lol.. There was no pie chart

joe14

Kremin wrote: »

was part ii) a trick question?
I put down Russian and Non-EU countries first, but then i read the question and it said regions/countries so I wasn't sure.. why do they have to make this stuff so confusing, it really doesn't test your knowledge by confusing students.

was that on the ordinary level Paper?

Kremin

is mise spartacus wrote: »

Um that wasn't question 5 lol.. There was no pie chart

joe14 wrote: »

was that on the ordinary level Paper?

http://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2015/LC005ALP000EV.pdf yes it was, Q5 regional, higher level.. everyone in my year did it and we're all higher level soo?