Leaving Cert Geography 2023

The 2023 Leaving Cert Geography exam paper 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 2023 Higher Level paper?
  • Q1 physical geography, ordnance survey maps, landforms · 8 marks
  • Q2 physical geography, volcanic activity, plate tectonics · 8 marks
  • Q3 physical geography, coastal landscape, erosion and deposition · 8 marks
  • Q4 physical geography, rock cycle, rock types · 8 marks
  • Q5 physical geography, plate tectonics, structure of the earth · 8 marks
  • Q6 regional geography, concept of a region · 8 marks
  • Q7 ordnance survey maps, map skills · 8 marks
  • Q8 aerial photographs, ordnance survey maps, map skills · 8 marks
  • Q9 aerial photographs, map skills · 8 marks
  • Q10 weather, synoptic charts, atmosphere · 8 marks
  • Q11 statistical interpretation, population, irish language · 8 marks
  • Q12 graphical interpretation, population, census · 8 marks
  • Q13 ordnance survey maps, igneous rocks, isostasy · 80 marks
  • Q14 earthquakes, surface processes, chemical weathering · 80 marks
  • Q15 mass movement, plate tectonics, rock cycle · 80 marks
  • Q16 regional geography, map skills, tertiary economic activity, urban development · 80 marks
  • Q17 regional geography, air transport, primary economic activity, european union · 80 marks
  • Q18 regional geography, unemployment, secondary economic activity, population distribution · 80 marks
  • Q19 aerial photographs, multinational companies, environmental impact · 80 marks
  • Q20 european union, trade, economic development · 80 marks
  • Q21 economic development, human development index, colonialism, renewable energy · 80 marks
  • Q22 aerial photographs, urban issues, migration · 80 marks
  • Q23 asylum, population dynamics, urban land-use · 80 marks
  • Q24 population dynamics, demographic transition model, rural settlement, urban growth · 80 marks
  • Q25 global interdependence, human development, economic growth · 80 marks
  • Q26 global interdependence, development, underdevelopment · 80 marks
  • Q27 global interdependence, migration, human rights · 80 marks
  • Q28 geoecology, soils, soil processes · 80 marks
  • Q29 geoecology, biomes, human activity · 80 marks
  • Q30 geoecology, soils, soil composition · 80 marks
  • Q31 culture and identity, nation state, cultural groups · 80 marks
  • Q32 culture and identity, cultural expression · 80 marks
  • Q33 culture and identity, minority languages, language survival · 80 marks
  • Q34 atmosphere-ocean environment, solar energy, circulation · 80 marks
  • Q35 atmosphere-ocean environment, weather measurement · 80 marks
  • Q36 atmosphere-ocean environment, climate, economic development · 80 marks

Ordinary Level

Exam PaperMarking Scheme
What's in the 2023 Ordinary Level paper?
  • Q1 plate tectonics, earth structure · 10 marks
  • Q1 ordnance survey map, rocks, fold mountains · 100 marks
  • Q2 landforms, weathering, rock cycle · 100 marks
  • Q2 rocks, rock types · 10 marks
  • Q3 earthquakes, landform development, mass movement · 100 marks
  • Q3 volcanoes, vulcanicity · 10 marks
  • Q4 european region, irish region, culture · 100 marks
  • Q4 physical processes, landforms · 10 marks
  • Q5 fishing, tourism, urban growth · 100 marks
  • Q5 regions, regional geography · 10 marks
  • Q6 life expectancy, primary economic activity, regional development · 100 marks
  • Q6 ordnance survey map, map skills · 10 marks
  • Q7 aerial photograph, environmental pollution, colonialism · 100 marks
  • Q7 ordnance survey map, map skills · 10 marks
  • Q8 economic development, ordnance survey map, european union · 100 marks
  • Q8 aerial photograph, map skills · 10 marks
  • Q9 weather statistics, climate · 10 marks
  • Q9 renewable energy, multinational company, developed economy · 100 marks
  • Q10 satellite imagery, map skills · 10 marks
  • Q10 aerial photograph, migration, traffic congestion · 100 marks
  • Q11 population, graph interpretation · 10 marks
  • Q11 population dynamics, rural settlement, urban sprawl · 100 marks
  • Q12 changing landuse, developing world city, overpopulation · 100 marks
  • Q12 weather, synoptic chart · 10 marks
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