CORE UNIT: PATTERNS AND PROCESSES IN THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
20. Examine the Ordnance Survey map below. (a) Draw a sketch map to show the drainage in this extract. Mark on and identify: (i) Two named rivers (ii) The flood plain (iii) A well-developed meander
(b) To which stage of river development does the Elatagh River belong? Explain the reasons for your answer.
21. Isostatic processes involve adjustments to the balance between land and sea. Discuss how these processes have shaped the Irish landscape over time.
22. Examine, with the aid of a labelled diagram or diagrams, the processes that have led to the formation of any Irish landform of erosion of deposition of your choice.