Leaving Cert Geography 2016

The 2016 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 2016 Higher Level paper?
  • Q1 plate tectonics, tectonic cycle, igneous rocks · 8 marks
  • Q1 ordnance survey maps, rocks, weathering · 80 marks
  • Q2 earthquakes, plate tectonics, fluvial processes · 80 marks
  • Q2 volcanic activity, lava, vulcanicity · 8 marks
  • Q3 fluvial landforms, landscape development, plate tectonics · 80 marks
  • Q3 coastal landforms, rock structures, coastal processes · 8 marks
  • Q4 map skills, european union, secondary economic activity · 80 marks
  • Q4 rocks, rock formation, irish rocks · 8 marks
  • Q5 economic activity, agriculture, concept of a region · 80 marks
  • Q5 landforms, ordnance survey maps, surface processes · 8 marks
  • Q6 ordnance survey maps, map skills · 8 marks
  • Q6 unemployment, dynamics of regions, urban development · 80 marks
  • Q7 map skills, elevation profile, physical and cultural landscape · 8 marks
  • Q7 ordnance survey maps, multinational companies, economic activity and conflict · 80 marks
  • Q8 human development index, renewable energy, tourism · 80 marks
  • Q8 aerial photographs, map skills · 8 marks
  • Q9 irish trade, economic development, european union policy · 80 marks
  • Q9 weather charts, atmosphere, weather systems · 8 marks
  • Q10 european union, eurozone, political geography · 8 marks
  • Q10 population, urban functions, population and development · 80 marks
  • Q11 aerial photographs, irish migration, urban growth · 80 marks
  • Q11 statistical interpretation, migration, irish diaspora · 8 marks
  • Q12 graphical interpretation, irish transport, regional development · 8 marks
  • Q12 migration, central place theory, urban development · 80 marks
  • Q13 development, underdevelopment, global interdependence · 80 marks
  • Q14 sustainable development, future development, global interdependence · 80 marks
  • Q15 desertification, deforestation, global interdependence · 80 marks
  • Q16 soil composition, soil characteristics, geoecology · 80 marks
  • Q17 soil patterns, soil forming processes, geoecology · 80 marks
  • Q18 biomes, biome characteristics, geoecology · 80 marks
  • Q19 religion, cultural indicators, culture and identity · 80 marks
  • Q20 cultural groups, states and nations, culture and identity · 80 marks
  • Q21 identity, cultural factors, culture and identity · 80 marks
  • Q22 atmospheric circulation, ocean circulation, weather patterns · 80 marks
  • Q23 climate change, climate characteristics, atmosphere · 80 marks
  • Q24 climate, economic development, atmosphere · 80 marks

Ordinary Level

Exam PaperMarking Scheme
What's in the 2016 Ordinary Level paper?
  • Q1 aerial photograph, map skills · 10 marks
  • Q1 plate tectonics, landforms, surface processes, physical geography · 100 marks
  • Q2 ordnance survey, rocks, weathering, physical geography · 100 marks
  • Q2 ordnance survey, map skills · 10 marks
  • Q3 earthquakes, rock cycle, karst, physical geography · 100 marks
  • Q3 ordnance survey, map skills · 10 marks
  • Q4 continental region, agriculture, culture, regional geography · 100 marks
  • Q4 volcanoes, physical geography · 10 marks
  • Q5 european union, economic activities, urban growth, regional geography · 100 marks
  • Q5 landforms, surface processes, physical geography · 10 marks
  • Q6 tourism, manufacturing, primary economic activity, regional geography · 100 marks
  • Q6 rocks, physical geography · 10 marks
  • Q7 weather, synoptic charts · 10 marks
  • Q7 aerial photograph, fossil fuels, multinational company, economic activities · 100 marks
  • Q8 weathering, erosion, surface processes · 10 marks
  • Q8 economic development, developed economy, economic activity and conflict, economic activities · 100 marks
  • Q9 energy consumption, european union, ordnance survey, economic activities · 100 marks
  • Q9 economic activities, graphical interpretation · 10 marks
  • Q10 aerial photograph, migration, urban functions, human geography · 100 marks
  • Q10 satellite imagery, map skills · 10 marks
  • Q11 emigration, urban settlements, developing world city, human geography · 100 marks
  • Q11 weather, statistical interpretation · 10 marks
  • Q12 regions · 10 marks
  • Q12 urban growth, overpopulation, rural settlement patterns, 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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