Leaving Cert Geography 2015

The 2015 Leaving Cert Geography exam papers and official marking scheme, free below as direct PDF links from the State Examinations Commission archive.

Higher Level

Exam PaperMarking Scheme
What's in the 2015 Higher Level paper?
  • Q1 karst landscapes, surface processes, tectonic activity · 80 marks
  • Q1 volcanic activity, plutonic processes, structure of a volcano · 8 marks
  • Q2 coastal landforms, coastal erosion, coastal deposition · 8 marks
  • Q2 ordnance survey maps, sedimentary rocks, isostasy · 80 marks
  • Q3 glaciation, fluvioglacial landforms, folding and faulting, rock cycle · 80 marks
  • Q3 european union, political geography · 8 marks
  • Q4 map skills, industrial decline, tertiary activity, tourism · 80 marks
  • Q4 weather, synoptic charts, atmosphere · 8 marks
  • Q5 irish seafood exports, manufacturing, human processes, regional dynamics · 80 marks
  • Q5 plate tectonics, plate boundaries, igneous rocks · 8 marks
  • Q6 mass movement, surface processes · 8 marks
  • Q6 population dynamics, migration, primary economic activity, climate · 80 marks
  • Q7 ordnance survey maps, map skills · 8 marks
  • Q7 economic activities, e-commerce, environmental impact, colonialism · 80 marks
  • Q8 aerial photographs, ordnance survey maps, map skills · 8 marks
  • Q8 aerial photographs, mobility of economic activities, multinational companies, sustainable development · 80 marks
  • Q9 ordnance survey maps, cross-section, map skills · 8 marks
  • Q9 waste management, ordnance survey maps, location of economic activity, european union policy · 80 marks
  • Q10 ordnance survey maps, landforms, drainage patterns, map skills · 8 marks
  • Q10 aerial photographs, urban problems, overpopulation · 80 marks
  • Q11 statistical interpretation, afforestation, forestry · 8 marks
  • Q11 population dynamics, urban settlement, ordnance survey maps, migration · 80 marks
  • Q12 population pyramids, urban planning, historical settlement, ordnance survey maps · 80 marks
  • Q12 satellite imagery, deltas, mining · 8 marks
  • Q13 global interdependence, refugees, migration patterns, human rights · 80 marks
  • Q14 global interdependence, aid programmes, economic development, human development · 80 marks
  • Q15 global interdependence, fair trade, economic development, human development · 80 marks
  • Q16 geoecology, soil development, soil composition · 80 marks
  • Q17 geoecology, human impact, soil · 80 marks
  • Q18 geoecology, biomes, plant adaptation, soil · 80 marks
  • Q19 culture and identity, colonialism, migration, racial patterns · 80 marks
  • Q20 culture and identity, cultural factors, nationality, language · 80 marks
  • Q21 culture and identity, political boundaries, physical boundaries, cultural groups · 80 marks
  • Q22 atmosphere-ocean environment, climate type, climate characteristics · 80 marks
  • Q23 atmosphere-ocean environment, solar energy, atmospheric circulation, ocean circulation · 80 marks
  • Q24 atmosphere-ocean environment, depressions, anticyclones, weather patterns · 80 marks

Ordinary Level

Exam PaperMarking Scheme
What's in the 2015 Ordinary Level paper?
  • Q1 coastal landforms, physical geography · 10 marks
  • Q1 ordnance survey, surface processes, plate tectonics, physical geography · 100 marks
  • Q2 plate tectonics, rocks, fold mountains, physical geography · 100 marks
  • Q2 rivers, landforms, physical geography · 10 marks
  • Q3 karst, rocks, physical geography · 10 marks
  • Q3 rock cycle, volcanoes, surface processes, physical geography · 100 marks
  • Q4 earthquakes, statistical interpretation, physical geography · 10 marks
  • Q4 irish region, tourism, urban growth, regional geography · 100 marks
  • Q5 ordnance survey, map skills · 10 marks
  • Q5 concept of a region, secondary economic activity, regional development, regional geography · 100 marks
  • Q6 ordnance survey, settlement patterns, map skills · 10 marks
  • Q6 european region, european union, primary economic activity, regional geography · 100 marks
  • Q7 aerial photograph, map skills · 10 marks
  • Q7 aerial photograph, european union, colonialism, economic activities · 100 marks
  • Q8 energy, multinational company, economic development, economic activities · 100 marks
  • Q8 regions · 10 marks
  • Q9 economic activities · 10 marks
  • Q9 economic development, environmental impact, economic activity and conflict, economic activities · 100 marks
  • Q10 weather, weather charts · 10 marks
  • Q10 population, migration, urban settlements, human geography · 100 marks
  • Q11 statistical interpretation, graphical interpretation · 10 marks
  • Q11 ordnance survey, historic settlement, urban traffic, population · 100 marks
  • Q12 ordnance survey, map skills · 10 marks
  • Q12 population, developing world city, settlement distribution, human geography · 100 marks

Common Level

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Plate Tectonics & Earth StructureRocks & the Rock CycleSurface Processes & LandformsWeather & ClimateGeoecology: Soils & BiomesRegional GeographyEconomic ActivitiesPopulation & SettlementGlobal InterdependenceCulture & IdentityGeographical Skills
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