2. Name five different types of regions. Give an example of each.
Physical Regions 3. Use the world map and table on page 264 to name and locate an example of (a) a hot climate (b) a temperate climate (c) a cold climate.
4. What do the following countries have in common? North Canada, Greenland, North Finland.
5. Name Ireland’s climate and give a general description of it referring to rainfall and temperature in your answer.
6. Name and explain four influences on Ireland’s climate. 7. Why is it wetter in the west of Ireland than in the east? 8. Name two air masses which meet close to Ireland. 9. What effect does the polar front have on Ireland’s climate?
10. Look at the map of European climates and answer the questions that follow: (i) Identify the type of climate that occurs in north-west Europe.
(ii) How does the North Atlantic Drift influence the climate of north-west Europe?
(iii) Describe the rainfall and temperature of north- west Europe. Write three sentences on each.
11. Explain the term geomorphic region. 12. Match each of the region types in Column A with its description in Column B.
Column A
A Geomorphological regions B Cultural regions C Administrative regions D Socio-economic regions
Column B
1. Local councils/corporations/constituency boundaries/county divisions etc
2. Less-developed regions/core regions/peripheral regions/regions of industrial decline
3. Regions based on distinctive landforms e.g. karst landscapes/ridge and valley landscape/plains etc
4. Regions that are associated with language and religion