# Junior Cert Geography: Resources, Economic Activities & Tourism questions

> Every Junior Cert Geography exam question on Resources, Economic Activities & Tourism, 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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Natural resources and energy, exploiting rocks, water, primary, secondary and tertiary economic activities, farming, fishing, forestry, industry and tourism.

19 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): ordnance survey maps, graphs and charts - [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)
- Q4 (47 marks): ordnance survey maps, sketch maps, aerial photographs - [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)
- Q7 (42 marks): ordnance survey maps, settlement, 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)

### 2025

- Q1 (33 marks): graphs and charts - [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, ordnance survey maps, sketch maps - [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)
- Q4 (48 marks): migration, aid, development - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2025/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=12) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2025/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=7)
- Q9 (40 marks): ordnance survey maps - [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

- Q4 (43 marks): ordnance survey maps, sketch maps - [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)
- Q5 (58 marks): weather, climate - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2024/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=14) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2024/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=9)
- Q8 (39 marks): aerial photographs, settlement, ordnance survey maps - [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)

### 2023

- Q1 (35 marks): weather, ordnance survey maps - [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)
- Q5 (33 marks): climate change, aerial photographs - [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)
- Q9 (53 marks): rocks, karst, weathering - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2023/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=24) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2023/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=12)
- Q10 (29 marks): ordnance survey maps - [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

- Q1 (32 marks): rocks, weathering - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2022/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=3) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2022/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=4)
- Q2 (49 marks): globalisation, aerial photographs - [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, ordnance survey maps, sketch maps - [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, ordnance survey maps - [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): ordnance survey maps - [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)

## 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)
- [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)
- [Maps, Photos & Charts](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/geography/topic/maps-photos-charts)
- [All Geography past papers](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/geography)