Leaving Cert Geography: Geographical Skills questions

Interpreting geographical information: Ordnance Survey maps, aerial photographs, satellite imagery, graphs and statistics.

222 past Geography questions on this topic, spanning 2015 to 2025, grouped by year. Every question opens on the exact page of the official paper, with its marking scheme beside it.

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2025 · 13 questions

Q180 marks

rocks, isostasy

Q28 marks

glaciation

Q480 marks

regional geography, primary economic activity, european union

Q780 marks

multinational companies, colonialism

Q880 marks

electricity generation, tertiary economic activity, european union

Q980 marks

human development index, economic development, renewable energy

Q1080 marks

urban planning, migration

Q118 marks

population, culture and identity

Q128 marks

economic activities

Q1280 marks

heritage, settlement, urban expansion

2024 · 14 questions

Q18 marks

fluvial landforms, coastal landforms, glacial landforms

Q180 marks

surface processes, plate boundaries

Q480 marks

regions, secondary economic activity

Q780 marks

economic development, sustainable development

Q880 marks

colonialism, economic activity, environmental impact

Q980 marks

economic activity, european union trade, multinational companies

Q108 marks

weather, climate statistics

Q1080 marks

urbanisation, urban settlement, population dynamics

Q118 marks

afforestation

Q1280 marks

migration, overpopulation

2023 · 10 questions

Q18 marks

physical geography, landforms

Q118 marks

population, irish language

Q128 marks

population, census

Q1380 marks

igneous rocks, isostasy

Q1680 marks

regional geography, tertiary economic activity, urban development

Q1980 marks

multinational companies, environmental impact

Q2280 marks

urban issues, migration

2022 · 10 questions

Q180 marks

tectonic activity, rock cycle

Q480 marks

regional geography, transport

Q48 marks

physical processes

Q780 marks

multinational companies, sustainability

Q1080 marks

migration, central place theory

Q118 marks

forestry

Q128 marks

development indicators

2021 · 10 questions

Q180 marks

surface processes, seismic activity

Q18 marks

landscape identification

Q480 marks

secondary economic activity, european union

Q780 marks

multinational companies, renewable energy

Q98 marks

land use change

Q1080 marks

population dynamics, migration

Q118 marks

agriculture

Q128 marks

urbanisation

Show 6 earlier years (2015 to 2020)

2020 · 9 questions

Q180 marks

rocks, plate tectonics

Q480 marks

secondary economic activity, urban development

Q68 marks

landscape identification

Q780 marks

multinational companies, european union

Q1080 marks

future urbanism, migration

Q128 marks

climate change, renewable energy

2019 · 8 questions

Q180 marks

surface processes, tectonic activity

Q480 marks

tourism, complexity of regions

Q68 marks

landscape identification

Q880 marks

global economy, renewable energy

Q1080 marks

central place theory, migration

2018 · 9 questions

Q380 marks

rock cycle, plate boundaries

Q480 marks

concept of a region, agriculture

Q780 marks

multinational companies, environmental impact

Q1080 marks

urban planning, migration

Q128 marks

european union, economic activity

2017 · 9 questions

Q180 marks

volcanic activity, surface processes

Q480 marks

tertiary economic activity, primary economic activity

Q68 marks

landscape identification

Q880 marks

globalisation, sustainable development

Q1080 marks

dynamics of population, urban issues

Q118 marks

regional geography

2016 · 10 questions

Q180 marks

rocks, weathering

Q480 marks

european union, secondary economic activity

Q58 marks

landforms, surface processes

Q78 marks

physical and cultural landscape

Q780 marks

multinational companies, economic activity and conflict

Q118 marks

migration, irish diaspora

Q1180 marks

irish migration, urban growth

Q128 marks

irish transport, regional development

2015 · 13 questions

Q280 marks

sedimentary rocks, isostasy

Q480 marks

industrial decline, tertiary activity, tourism

Q880 marks

mobility of economic activities, multinational companies, sustainable development

Q980 marks

waste management, location of economic activity, european union policy

Q108 marks

landforms

Q1080 marks

urban problems, overpopulation

Q1180 marks

population dynamics, urban settlement, migration

Q118 marks

afforestation, forestry

Q128 marks

deltas, mining

Q1280 marks

population pyramids, urban planning, historical settlement

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2025 · 9 questions

Q1100 marks

landforms, rock cycle

Q7100 marks

environmental pollution, economic development

Q710 marks

land use

Q8100 marks

employment, colonialism

Q10100 marks

migration, traffic congestion

Q1110 marks

employment

Q1210 marks

volcanoes

2024 · 9 questions

Q1100 marks

volcanoes, surface processes, physical geography

Q7100 marks

multinational company, european union, economic activities

Q9100 marks

economic development, economic activity and conflict, economic activities

Q10100 marks

migration, population, human geography

Q1110 marks

forestry

Q1210 marks

housing, renewable energy

2023 · 9 questions

Q1100 marks

rocks, fold mountains

Q7100 marks

environmental pollution, colonialism

Q8100 marks

economic development, european union

Q10100 marks

migration, traffic congestion

Q1110 marks

population

2022 · 10 questions

Q1100 marks

landforms, mass movement, plate tectonics

Q210 marks

coastal landforms, river landforms

Q4100 marks

agriculture, secondary economic activity

Q510 marks

rivers

Q7100 marks

fossil fuels, developed economy

Q8100 marks

renewable energy, economic conflict

Q12100 marks

population dynamics, urban functions

2021 · 11 questions

Q1100 marks

volcanoes, rocks

Q4100 marks

regions, secondary economic activity

Q8100 marks

environmental pollution, developed economy

Q9100 marks

human development index, colonialism

Q1010 marks

economic activities

Q10100 marks

migration, overpopulation

Q1110 marks

weather statistics

Show 6 earlier years (2015 to 2020)

2020 · 10 questions

Q1100 marks

rocks, surface processes, physical geography

Q7100 marks

economic development, fossil fuels, economic activities

Q8100 marks

multinational companies, economic activity and conflict, economic activities

Q1010 marks

weather

Q11100 marks

urban functions, migration, human geography

Q1110 marks

tourism

Q1210 marks

landforms, physical geography

2019 · 11 questions

Q1100 marks

landforms, rock cycle, physical geography

Q7100 marks

economic development, environmental pollution, economic activities

Q8100 marks

employment, european union, economic activities

Q910 marks

european union

Q1010 marks

weather

Q1110 marks

communications

Q11100 marks

developing world city, population change, human geography

Q1210 marks

landforms

2018 · 9 questions

Q3100 marks

karst, surface processes, physical geography

Q710 marks

irish language, human geography

Q8100 marks

human development index, renewable energy, economic activities

Q9100 marks

european union, multinational company, economic activities

Q10100 marks

urban land-use, migration, human geography

Q1210 marks

tourism, economic activities

2017 · 10 questions

Q1100 marks

rocks, fold mountains, physical geography

Q610 marks

settlement patterns

Q7100 marks

european union, environmental pollution, economic activities

Q9100 marks

economic development, economic activity and conflict, economic activities

Q1010 marks

population, human geography

Q11100 marks

migration, population dynamics, human geography

Q12100 marks

migration, developing world city, human geography

2016 · 10 questions

Q2100 marks

rocks, weathering, physical geography

Q7100 marks

fossil fuels, multinational company, economic activities

Q910 marks

economic activities

Q9100 marks

energy consumption, european union, economic activities

Q10100 marks

migration, urban functions, human geography

Q1110 marks

weather

2015 · 9 questions

Q1100 marks

surface processes, plate tectonics, physical geography

Q410 marks

earthquakes, physical geography

Q610 marks

settlement patterns

Q7100 marks

european union, colonialism, economic activities

Q11100 marks

historic settlement, urban traffic, population

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