The Natural World - Book 1 - Leaving Certificate Geography

The Natural World - Book 1 - Leaving Certificate Geography

The Natural World Core Book 1 is a comprehensive and cutting-edge resource designed to support Leaving Certificate Higher and Ordinary Level Geography students. This textbook delivers thorough and current coverage of key concepts and themes of the Geography course, and it provides a toolkit to help students develop necessary skills for success.

The book is structured into clear and concise chapters, each subdivided into topics, enabling easy review and location of specific themes. Each chapter begins with a list of learning intentions and key terms to focus studies and highlight important concepts. Within each chapter, students have multiple opportunities to check their understanding, practice guided and independent learning, and test their progress.

Additionally, this textbook includes a wide range of questions catered to both Higher and Ordinary level students. To further guide the learning process, sample exam question answers are available online. The 'Write Like a Geographer' and 'Think Like an Examiner' sections aid in question comprehension, while the 'How to Improve Geographic Writing' section offers writing tips and strategies.

To enhance understanding of the material, The Natural World incorporates a variety of full-color maps, diagrams, photos, and different data sets. It also includes case studies of recent geographical events and disasters such as the Covid-19 Pandemic, Russian Invasion of Ukraine, Hunga Tonga Volcanic Eruption 2022, and more.