# Junior Cert Geography: Maps, Photos & Charts questions

> Every Junior Cert Geography exam question on Maps, Photos & Charts, grouped by level and year. Questions come from the official State Examinations Commission papers; every PDF link opens the original on examinations.ie.

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Geographical skills: Ordnance Survey maps, grid references, sketch maps, aerial and satellite photographs, and reading and drawing graphs and charts.

31 past Geography questions on this topic, spanning 2022 to 2026, grouped by year. Each links to its exact page in the official paper and marking scheme.

## Common Level

### 2026

- Q1 (35 marks): natural resources, economic activities - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=3) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=4)
- Q2 (38 marks): coasts, rivers, glaciation - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=6) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=5)
- Q4 (47 marks): energy - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=11) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=7)
- Q5 (42 marks): weather, mass movement - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=14) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=8)
- Q7 (42 marks): settlement, tourism, coasts - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=20) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=10)
- Q8 (26 marks): settlement, migration - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=23) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=11)
- Q9 (28 marks): aid, development - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=25) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=12)
- Q10 (31 marks): karst, weathering - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=27) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=13)

### 2025

- Q1 (33 marks): forestry, fishing, natural resources - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2025/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=3) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2025/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=4)
- Q2 (45 marks): water cycle, energy - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2025/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=5) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2025/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=5)
- Q8 (44 marks): settlement, urbanisation - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2025/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=22) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2025/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=11)
- Q9 (40 marks): economic activities, tourism - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2025/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=24) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2025/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=12)

### 2024

- Q2 (36 marks): weather events, climate change, migration - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2024/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=6) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2024/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=5)
- Q4 (43 marks): energy, water supply - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2024/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=11) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2024/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=8)
- Q6 (31 marks): rivers, glaciation, weathering - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2024/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=18) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2024/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=11)
- Q7 (29 marks): settlement, population, globalisation - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2024/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=21) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2024/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=12)
- Q8 (39 marks): settlement, industry - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2024/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=23) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2024/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=13)
- Q9 (31 marks): population, development, life chances - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2024/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=26) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2024/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=14)

### 2023

- Q1 (35 marks): energy, weather - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2023/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=3) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2023/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=4)
- Q2 (52 marks): rivers, coasts - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2023/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=5) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2023/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=5)
- Q3 (36 marks): population, life chances, aid - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2023/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=9) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2023/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=6)
- Q4 (26 marks): population, urbanisation - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2023/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=12) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2023/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=7)
- Q5 (33 marks): energy, climate change, economic activities - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2023/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=14) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2023/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=8)
- Q8 (31 marks): soils, mass movement - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2023/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=21) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2023/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=11)
- Q10 (29 marks): tourism, forestry - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2023/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=27) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2023/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=13)

### 2022

- Q2 (49 marks): industry, globalisation - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2022/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=5) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2022/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=5)
- Q3 (44 marks): coasts, tourism - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2022/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=9) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2022/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=7)
- Q5 (33 marks): soils, forestry, economic activities - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2022/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=15) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2022/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=9)
- Q6 (32 marks): energy, natural resources - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2022/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=17) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2022/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=10)
- Q7 (27 marks): rivers, settlement, urbanisation - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2022/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=20) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2022/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=11)
- Q8 (49 marks): plate tectonics, fold mountains, earthquakes - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2022/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=22) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2022/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=12)

## Related

- [Rocks & Tectonics](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/geography/topic/rocks-tectonics)
- [Weathering, Mass Movement & Soils](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/geography/topic/weathering-mass-movement-soils)
- [Rivers, Coasts & Glaciers](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/geography/topic/rivers-coasts-glaciers)
- [Weather & Climate](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/geography/topic/weather-climate)
- [Resources, Economic Activities & Tourism](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/geography/topic/resources-economic-activities-tourism)
- [Population & Migration](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/geography/topic/population-migration)
- [Settlement & Urbanisation](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/geography/topic/settlement-urbanisation)
- [Development & Globalisation](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/geography/topic/development-globalisation)
- [All Geography past papers](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/geography)
