# Junior Cert Geography: Settlement & Urbanisation questions

> Every Junior Cert Geography exam question on Settlement & Urbanisation, 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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Where settlements develop, settlement patterns, urban functions, urbanisation and the problems of towns and cities.

7 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

- Q7 (42 marks): ordnance survey maps, 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): aerial photographs, 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)

### 2025

- Q8 (44 marks): ordnance survey maps, graphs and charts - [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)

### 2024

- Q7 (29 marks): population, globalisation, ordnance survey maps - [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): aerial photographs, industry, 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

- Q4 (26 marks): population, graphs and charts - [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)

### 2022

- Q7 (27 marks): rivers, aerial photographs - [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)

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