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Curaclam na Bunscoile: Aonad 5GeographyStrand:Human environmentsStrand Unit: People and other landsObjective:The child should be enabled to:• Develop an increasing awareness of the interdependence of people in these places andpeople in Ireland• Study some aspects of the environments and lives of people in one location in Europe andone location in another part of the world• Learn to value and respect the diversity of people and their lifestyles in these areas andother parts of the world• Become aware of various ethnic, religious and linguistic groups of people in Ireland, Europeand the wider world• Develop a sense of belonging to local, county, national, European and internationalcommunitiesStrand Unit: Trade and development issuesTradeObjective:The child should be enabled to:• Explore, through the study of some major world commodities, trade issuesFamineObjective:The child should be enabled to:• Become aware of the causes and effects of famine• Discuss possible short and long-term solutions to famineObjective:Development and aidThe child should be enabled to:• Come to appreciate the inequalities between the developed and the developing worldStrand Unit: Weather, climate and atmosphereWeather and climateObjective:The child should be enabled to:• Become aware of the characteristics of some major climatic regions in different parts ofthe worldStrand:Environmental awareness and careStrand Unit: Environmental awarenessObjective:The child should be enabled to:• Foster an appreciation of the ways in which people use the earth’s resources• Come to appreciate the need to conserve the earth’s resourcesStrand Unit: Caring for the environmentObjective:The child should be enabled to:• Identify and discuss a local, national or global environmental issue• Come to appreciate individual, community and national responsibility for environmentalcare113