Physical, Administrative and Cultural regions definitions

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Administrative region

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Areas controlled by local or central government agencies

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Breac/partial Gaeltacht

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Areas of the Gaeltacht where 25-79% of people speak Irish on a daily basis

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Climatic regions

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Areas of the world that experience a particular climate eg. desert regions

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Commune

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The oldest and smallest type of administrative region in France. They are local authorities responsible for public services in small towns and villages

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Départment

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A French administrative region similar in size to Irish counties. Responsible for planning, public housing, roads and schools and health services. They are all similar in size and shape

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Depressions

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Weather systems with low atmospheric pressure at their centre around which air circulates rapidly in an anticlockwise (northern hemisphere) direction. Depressions or Lows are associated with changeable, cloudy, windy and rainy weather

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Fíor/true gaeltacht

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Areas of the Gaeltacht where over 80% of people speak Irish on a daily basis

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Flanders

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The northern half of Belgium where most people speak Flemish

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Frontal rain

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A type of rainfall that is formed at weather fronts

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Geomorphic regions

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Regions with a unique landscape based on their rock type, structure and relief e.g the North European Plain and the Burren, Clare

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Human factors

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Human factors are population, transport infrastructure, government and EU policy and market. These all affect the development of a region

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Limon/loess

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A fertile stoneless soil

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Nodal/urban/city regions

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A distinct region based on an urban city area e.g the Dublin city region

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North Atlantic Drift

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The warm sea current that travels north eastwards across the Atlantic Ocean towards Ireland and northern Europe

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North European Plain

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A low lying region covering more than half of Europe

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Physical factors

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Physical factors are climate, relief, soils and drainage. These affect the development of a region

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Plantation

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The organised settlement of English people onto Irish land during the 16th and 17th centuries

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Polar

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Cold air from the polar region that influences Ireland’s climate

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Polar front

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The junction of polar and tropical air masses at latitude 60 degrees North

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Region

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An area with a characteristic that sets it apart from other areas making it distinctive or unique in some way eg. the Burren, Clare

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Région

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A large French administrative region similar to an Irish province. Responsible for regional planning and economic development eg. Brittany

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Regional assemblies

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Large administrative regions in Ireland such as the North and Western

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Regional Assembly

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Responsible for managing EU funding and coordination of public services

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Relief rainfall

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A type of rainfall that forms over mountainous areas

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Socio economic regions

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Regions with distinct social and economic characteristics such as population density, industry and wealth

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Tropical

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Warm air from tropical regions that influences Ireland’s climate

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Topography

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Another name for relief or the shape of the land surface

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Wallonia

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The southern half of Belgium