Leaving Cert Geography 2024

The 2024 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 2024 Higher Level paper?

Q1 ordnance survey maps, fluvial landforms, coastal landforms, glacial landforms · 8 marks
Q1 ordnance survey maps, surface processes, plate boundaries · 80 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 european union, regional disparity, primary economic activity, urban development · 80 marks
Q5 earthquakes, plate tectonics, seismic waves · 8 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 ordnance survey maps, cross section, slopes · 8 marks
Q9 economic activity, graphs, european union trade, multinational companies · 80 marks
Q10 weather, climate statistics, isolines · 8 marks
Q10 urbanisation, graphs, urban settlement, population dynamics · 80 marks
Q11 statistics, afforestation, graph interpretation · 8 marks
Q11 population characteristics, census, urban functions, future urbanism · 80 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

Part 1 Part 2 Marking Scheme

What's in the 2024 Ordinary Level paper?

Q1 plate tectonics, physical geography · 10 marks
Q1 ordnance survey, volcanoes, surface processes, physical geography · 100 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 irish region, economic activities, european union, regional geography · 100 marks
Q4 surface processes, landforms, physical geography · 10 marks
Q5 regions · 10 marks
Q5 tourism, secondary economic activity, urban regions, regional geography · 100 marks
Q6 unemployment, primary economic activity, concept of a region, regional geography · 100 marks
Q6 map skills, ordnance survey · 10 marks
Q7 aerial photograph, multinational company, european union, economic activities · 100 marks
Q7 ordnance survey, map skills · 10 marks
Q8 irish trade, environmental pollution, economic development, economic activities · 100 marks
Q8 aerial photograph, map skills · 10 marks
Q9 economic development, ordnance survey, economic activity and conflict, economic activities · 100 marks
Q9 economic activities · 10 marks
Q10 ordnance survey, migration, population, human geography · 100 marks
Q10 weather, synoptic charts · 10 marks
Q11 statistical interpretation, forestry · 10 marks
Q11 population, developing world city, urban settlements, human geography · 100 marks
Q12 graphical interpretation, housing, renewable energy · 10 marks
Q12 urban growth, urban functions, settlement distribution, human geography · 100 marks