Leaving Cert Geography 2020

The 2020 Leaving Cert Geography exam papers and official marking scheme, free below as direct PDF links from the State Examinations Commission archive.

Higher Level

Part 1 Part 2 Marking Scheme

What's in the 2020 Higher Level paper?

Q1 ordnance survey maps, rocks, plate tectonics · 80 marks
Q1 plate tectonics, earthquakes · 8 marks
Q2 rocks, rock cycle · 8 marks
Q2 folding and faulting, surface processes, weathering · 80 marks
Q3 karst landscapes, isostasy, rock cycle · 80 marks
Q3 surface processes, physical features · 8 marks
Q4 map skills, secondary economic activity, urban development · 80 marks
Q4 glaciation, surface processes · 8 marks
Q5 regional geography, concept of a region · 8 marks
Q5 tourism, population distribution, socio-economic regions · 80 marks
Q6 landscape identification, ordnance survey maps · 8 marks
Q6 economic activity, primary economic activity, concept of a region · 80 marks
Q7 map skills, ordnance survey maps · 8 marks
Q7 map skills, multinational companies, european union · 80 marks
Q8 aerial photographs, map skills · 8 marks
Q8 government debt, developing economy, location of economic activity · 80 marks
Q9 measuring development, developed economy, environmental impact · 80 marks
Q9 map skills, ordnance survey maps, cross section · 8 marks
Q10 weather, atmosphere · 8 marks
Q10 aerial photographs, future urbanism, migration · 80 marks
Q11 population statistics, population dynamics · 8 marks
Q11 dependency ratio, urban expansion, rural settlement · 80 marks
Q12 statistics, climate change, renewable energy · 8 marks
Q12 migration, urban planning, population growth · 80 marks
Q13 fair trade, sustainable development, global interdependence · 80 marks
Q14 human development, economic growth, global interdependence · 80 marks
Q15 global economy, social and political decisions, global interdependence · 80 marks
Q16 soil, human impact, geoecology · 80 marks
Q17 soil composition, soil characteristics, geoecology · 80 marks
Q18 biomes, climate, geoecology · 80 marks
Q19 minority languages, culture and identity · 80 marks
Q20 identity, cultural factors, culture and identity · 80 marks
Q21 cultural groups, states, culture and identity · 80 marks
Q22 climate, economic development, atmosphere · 80 marks
Q23 atmospheric circulation, ocean circulation, weather patterns · 80 marks
Q24 climate change, climate characteristics, atmosphere · 80 marks

Ordinary Level

Part 1 Part 2 Marking Scheme

What's in the 2020 Ordinary Level paper?

Q1 layers of the earth, physical geography · 10 marks
Q1 ordnance survey, rocks, surface processes, physical geography · 100 marks
Q2 volcanoes, landforms, rock cycle, physical geography · 100 marks
Q2 earthquakes, physical geography · 10 marks
Q3 surface processes, karst, fold mountains, physical geography · 100 marks
Q3 river landforms, physical geography · 10 marks
Q4 irish region, european union, agriculture, regional geography · 100 marks
Q4 rocks, physical geography · 10 marks
Q5 life expectancy, urban growth, tertiary economic activity, regional geography · 100 marks
Q5 map skills, ordnance survey · 10 marks
Q6 irish employment, economic activities, culture, regional geography · 100 marks
Q6 ordnance survey, map skills · 10 marks
Q7 ordnance survey, economic development, fossil fuels, economic activities · 100 marks
Q7 aerial photograph, map skills · 10 marks
Q8 multinational companies, ordnance survey, economic activity and conflict, economic activities · 100 marks
Q8 regions · 10 marks
Q9 energy, multinational company, european union, economic activities · 100 marks
Q9 economic activities · 10 marks
Q10 weather, statistical interpretation · 10 marks
Q10 immigration, urban settlements, developing world city, human geography · 100 marks
Q11 aerial photograph, urban functions, migration, human geography · 100 marks
Q11 tourism, graphical interpretation · 10 marks
Q12 transport, urban sprawl, settlement distribution, human geography · 100 marks
Q12 satellite interpretation, landforms, physical geography · 10 marks