Completely rewritten with new case studies and the most up-to-date information available.
Reflects the recent pattern of Junior Certificate exam questions.

The crisp style and attractive double-page spreads will appeal to students at all levels.

New Rapid Revision sections in every chapter reflect precisely what has been studied, ideal for last-minute revision.

Allows mixed-ability classes to complete the course in good time.

New end of chapter activities.

Follows the syllabus exactly and logically, and contains no time-consuming off-course material.

More OS maps and photos than ever before, reflecting their critical importance to the course.

Unit: The Earth's Surface; Shaping the Crust
1. The Restless Earth
2. Rocks
3. Weathering and Erosion: An Introduction
4. Mechanical Weathering: The Effects of Frost
5. Chemical Weathering by Rainwater: The Burren Area
6. Mass Movement
7. The Work of Rivers
8. The Work of Moving Ice
9. The Work of the Sea

Unit: The Restless Atmosphere
10. Our Planet’s Heating System: Sun, Wind and Ocean
Currents
11. Different Weathers: The Effects of Ascending and
Descending Air
12. Water in the Atmosphere
13. Measuring and Forecasting Weather
14. Factors Which Affect Climate
15. An Introduction to Climate Types
16. Hot Climates: Focus on Hot Deserts
17. Losing to the Desert: Drought and Desertification
18. Gaining from the Deserts: A Major Irrigation Scheme
19. Temperate Climates: Focus on Mediterranean Lands
20. Cold Climates: Focus on Boreal Lands

Unit: How Our Life Support System Works
21. Our Living Soil
22. Natural Vegetation and Climate
23. Natural Vegetation and Soil

Maps and Photographs
24. Ordnance Survey Maps: An Introduction
25. More on Maps of 1:50,000 Scale
26. City Street Maps and Town Plans
27. Aerial Photographs
28. Testing Maps and Photographs

Unit: Population and Human Migration
29. Population: A Growing Concern
30. Where Are the People?
31. Population Make-Up
32. Some Effects of High and Low Population Densities
33. Life and Death in an Unequal World
34. On the Move

Unit Settlement Patterns
35. Our Early Settlers
36. Patterns in the Distribution of Towns
37. New Settlement Patterns in the Dutch Polderslands
38. The Functions of Nucleated Settlements
39. Change over Time in Urban Functions
40. Movement, Communication Links and the Growth of
Settlements

Unit: Urban Geography
41. Urban Growth: The Story of Dublin
42. Functional Zones within Towns
43. How Land Values Affect Land Use in Cities
44. Variations in City Housing
45. On the Move: City Traffic Patterns
46. Urban Problems
47. Urban Solutions
48. Urban Problems in Calcutta

Unit: Primary Economic Acitivities
49. Economic Activities: An Introduction
50. Water: A Vital Natural Resource
51. Energy Sources: Focus on Oil
52. Using Our Peat Bogs
53. Over-Fishing
54. Farming: An Example of a System
55. Secondary Activities As Systems
56. Heavy and Light Manufacturing
57. Change over Time in the Location of Industry
58. Women at Work
59. Classifying Global Regions According to Industry
60. Acid Rain
61. Them and Us: Problems with Industry
62. Tourism: A Tertiary Activity
63. Sunny Spain: Tourism in the Sun
64. Rich World, Poor World
65. Exploitation: Past and Present
66. Aid to the South
67. Ethiopia: Things Which Hinder Development
68. Rich and Poor Regions within European States
69. How Can Economic Inequality Be Reduced?

Charles Hayes is a highly experienced teacher and examiner of Geography for both Junior and Leaving Certificates. His New Complete Geography is Ireland’s leading Geography textbook. Charles Hayes teaches at St Mary’s High School, Midleton, Co. Cork.