Leaving Cert Geography 2017

The 2017 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 2017 Higher Level paper?
  • Q1 folding, fold mountains, tectonic activity · 8 marks
  • Q1 ordnance survey maps, volcanic activity, surface processes · 80 marks
  • Q2 river rejuvenation, chemical weathering, plate tectonics · 80 marks
  • Q2 lake formation, surface processes, physical features · 8 marks
  • Q3 coastal landforms, coastal deposition, coastal defences · 8 marks
  • Q3 rock cycle, surface processes, seismic activity · 80 marks
  • Q4 map skills, tertiary economic activity, primary economic activity · 80 marks
  • Q4 weathering, chemical weathering, physical weathering · 8 marks
  • Q5 overseas travel, population distribution, european union · 80 marks
  • Q5 concept of a region, regional geography · 8 marks
  • Q6 european union population, secondary economic activity, concept of a region · 80 marks
  • Q6 ordnance survey maps, landscape identification, map skills · 8 marks
  • Q7 energy production, location of economic activity, colonialism · 80 marks
  • Q7 ordnance survey maps, map skills · 8 marks
  • Q8 ordnance survey maps, globalisation, sustainable development · 80 marks
  • Q8 ordnance survey maps, elevation profiles, map skills · 8 marks
  • Q9 international trade, developed economy, european union policy · 80 marks
  • Q9 aerial photographs, map skills · 8 marks
  • Q10 aerial photographs, dynamics of population, urban issues · 80 marks
  • Q10 weather, rainfall, atmosphere · 8 marks
  • Q11 irish migration, urban land use, dynamics of population · 80 marks
  • Q11 statistical interpretation, regional geography · 8 marks
  • Q12 population dynamics, migration, urban settlement · 80 marks
  • Q12 housing statistics, census, population · 8 marks
  • Q13 human development, national debt, global interdependence · 80 marks
  • Q14 global environmental issues, global interdependence · 80 marks
  • Q15 fair trade, sustainable development, global interdependence · 80 marks
  • Q16 soil development, soil composition, geoecology · 80 marks
  • Q17 soil characteristics, human impact, geoecology · 80 marks
  • Q18 biomes, human impact, geoecology · 80 marks
  • Q19 political structures, cultural groups, culture and identity · 80 marks
  • Q20 language, cultural indicators, culture and identity · 80 marks
  • Q21 cultural expression, identity, culture and identity · 80 marks
  • Q22 ocean atmosphere exchange, weather and climate, atmosphere · 80 marks
  • Q23 atmospheric measurement, weather instruments, atmosphere · 80 marks
  • Q24 climate type, climate characteristics, atmosphere · 80 marks

Ordinary Level

Exam PaperMarking Scheme
What's in the 2017 Ordinary Level paper?
  • Q1 layers of the earth, physical geography · 10 marks
  • Q1 ordnance survey, rocks, fold mountains, physical geography · 100 marks
  • Q2 coastal landforms, physical geography · 10 marks
  • Q2 volcanoes, landform development, rock cycle, physical geography · 100 marks
  • Q3 weathering, earthquakes, surface processes, physical geography · 100 marks
  • Q3 rivers, glaciation, landforms · 10 marks
  • Q4 european region, tertiary economic activities, agriculture, regional geography · 100 marks
  • Q4 rocks, physical geography · 10 marks
  • Q5 ordnance survey, map skills · 10 marks
  • Q5 agriculture, european union, economic activities, urban growth · 100 marks
  • Q6 ordnance survey, settlement patterns, map skills · 10 marks
  • Q6 unemployment, european union, regional development, regional geography · 100 marks
  • Q7 aerial photograph, map skills · 10 marks
  • Q7 ordnance survey, european union, environmental pollution, economic activities · 100 marks
  • Q8 energy consumption, multinational company, colonialism, economic activities · 100 marks
  • Q8 regions · 10 marks
  • Q9 economic development, ordnance survey, economic activity and conflict, economic activities · 100 marks
  • Q9 economic activities · 10 marks
  • Q10 population dynamics, historic settlement, urban sprawl, human geography · 100 marks
  • Q10 population, statistical interpretation, human geography · 10 marks
  • Q11 aerial photograph, migration, population dynamics, human geography · 100 marks
  • Q11 weather, synoptic charts · 10 marks
  • Q12 migration, ordnance survey, developing world city, human geography · 100 marks
  • Q12 satellite imagery, map skills · 10 marks

Common Level

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