Chapter


6. Ireland and the European Union


Page 70


Learning objectives EU trading patterns


Ireland’s changing trading patterns How EU policies influence the Irish economy: the Common Agricultural Policy, the Common Fisheries Policy and the Common Regional Policy


7. Economy and


Environment: Problems with Fossil Fuels


8. Sustainable Development 104 87 Impacts of the use of fossil fuels Economic and environmental impacts: causes,


effects and responses to acid rain and global warming


Renewable energy: the generation, benefits and


problems of wind power and hydroelectric power The importance of environmentally sustainable development Case Study: Tara Mines – an environmentally sustainable operation The Environmental Protection Agency and environmental impact assessments


9. Conflicts of Interest 115


Case Study 1: Cork Harbour’s burning issue Case Study 2: The Corrib gas dispute


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Syllabus units


4.4


Chapter


Page


Learning objectives 10. Soils


OPTIONAL UNIT 7: GEOECOLOGY 124


Syllabus units


The composition of soil: parent material, organic matter, air, water


Soil characteristics: texture, structure, pH value, organic content, colour, water retention properties, water content Natural processes that influence soil formation: weathering, erosion, leaching, calcification, humification Classification and global patterns of soils


11. Human Interference with Soils


140


Case Study 1: Deforestation in the Amazonian rainforests


Case Study 2: Desertification in the Sahel Conserving soil


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