Leaving Cert Geography 2023

The 2023 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 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