Leaving Cert Geography 2024

The 2024 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 2024 Higher Level paper?
  • Q1 ordnance survey maps, surface processes, plate boundaries · 80 marks
  • Q1 ordnance survey maps, fluvial landforms, coastal landforms, glacial landforms · 8 marks
  • Q2 weathering, chemical weathering, physical weathering · 8 marks
  • Q2 faulting, folding, landforms, volcanic activity · 80 marks
  • Q3 fluvial landforms, rejuvenation, base level · 8 marks
  • Q3 volcanic activity, sedimentary rocks, seismic activity, earthquakes · 80 marks
  • Q4 coastal landforms, longshore drift, constructive waves · 8 marks
  • Q4 map skills, regions, secondary economic activity · 80 marks
  • Q5 earthquakes, plate tectonics, seismic waves · 8 marks
  • Q5 european union, regional disparity, primary economic activity, urban development · 80 marks
  • Q6 regions, types of region · 8 marks
  • Q6 tourism, population dynamics, core periphery, socio-economic regions · 80 marks
  • Q7 ordnance survey maps, grid reference, map skills · 8 marks
  • Q7 ordnance survey maps, economic development, sustainable development · 80 marks
  • Q8 aerial photographs, map skills · 8 marks
  • Q8 colonialism, ordnance survey maps, economic activity, environmental impact · 80 marks
  • Q9 economic activity, graphs, european union trade, multinational companies · 80 marks
  • Q9 ordnance survey maps, cross section, slopes · 8 marks
  • Q10 urbanisation, graphs, urban settlement, population dynamics · 80 marks
  • Q10 weather, climate statistics, isolines · 8 marks
  • Q11 population characteristics, census, urban functions, future urbanism · 80 marks
  • Q11 statistics, afforestation, graph interpretation · 8 marks
  • Q12 historical maps, map skills, migration, overpopulation · 80 marks
  • Q12 satellite imagery, remote sensing · 8 marks
  • Q13 sustainable development, global interdependence · 80 marks
  • Q14 global interdependence, deforestation, global warming, desertification · 80 marks
  • Q15 development, underdevelopment, north south divide · 80 marks
  • Q16 soils, soil characteristics, soil development · 80 marks
  • Q17 biomes, climate, soils, flora and fauna · 80 marks
  • Q18 soils, overgrazing, desertification, soil conservation · 80 marks
  • Q19 culture and identity, nation state, political structures · 80 marks
  • Q20 culture and identity, cultural factors · 80 marks
  • Q21 culture and identity, language, cultural indicators · 80 marks
  • Q22 atmosphere ocean environment, water cycle, weather and climate · 80 marks
  • Q23 atmosphere ocean environment, global climate · 80 marks
  • Q24 atmosphere ocean environment, solar energy, circulation patterns · 80 marks

Ordinary Level

Exam PaperMarking Scheme
What's in the 2024 Ordinary Level paper?
  • Q1 ordnance survey, volcanoes, surface processes, physical geography · 100 marks
  • Q1 plate tectonics, physical geography · 10 marks
  • Q2 rocks, physical geography · 10 marks
  • Q2 plate tectonics, surface processes, rock cycle, physical geography · 100 marks
  • Q3 rivers, physical geography · 10 marks
  • Q3 surface processes, karst, rocks, physical geography · 100 marks
  • Q4 surface processes, landforms, physical geography · 10 marks
  • Q4 irish region, economic activities, european union, regional geography · 100 marks
  • Q5 regions · 10 marks
  • Q5 tourism, secondary economic activity, urban regions, regional geography · 100 marks
  • Q6 map skills, ordnance survey · 10 marks
  • Q6 unemployment, primary economic activity, concept of a region, regional geography · 100 marks
  • Q7 ordnance survey, map skills · 10 marks
  • Q7 aerial photograph, multinational company, european union, economic activities · 100 marks
  • Q8 aerial photograph, map skills · 10 marks
  • Q8 irish trade, environmental pollution, economic development, economic activities · 100 marks
  • Q9 economic activities · 10 marks
  • Q9 economic development, ordnance survey, economic activity and conflict, economic activities · 100 marks
  • Q10 ordnance survey, migration, population, human geography · 100 marks
  • Q10 weather, synoptic charts · 10 marks
  • Q11 population, developing world city, urban settlements, human geography · 100 marks
  • Q11 statistical interpretation, forestry · 10 marks
  • Q12 graphical interpretation, housing, renewable energy · 10 marks
  • Q12 urban growth, urban functions, settlement distribution, human geography · 100 marks
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