draw an outline map of the Greater Dublin Area and show and name different types of features;
explain how physical processes have shaped the landscape of this region;
describe the factors that have influenced the development of primary, secondary and tertiary activities of the region;
describe and explain the human processes that have influenced the population of the region; explain how the city of Dublin has developed.
A-Z
Core region: An economically well- developed region.
KEYWORDS
cool temperate oceanic climate
frontal rainfall relief rainfall
metamorphosis brown earth alluvial podzol
The Greater Dublin Area (GDA) is part of the Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly. It comprises Dublin city, Fingal, South Dublin and Dún Laoghaire- Rathdown, along with counties Meath, Kildare and Wicklow (Figs 18.1–18.2).
Fig. 18.1 Greater Dublin Area and the Western Region.
The Western Region
Mayo Galway
Chapter 17:
The Concept of a Region
SKILLS ACTIVITY
Draw a sketch map of Ireland. On it, show and label the following:
• a region you have studied; Roscommon
Meath Kildare
The Greater Dublin Area
Dublin Wicklow
• one named area of relief (upland or lowland) in this region;
