Leaving Cert Geography: Population & Settlement questions

Population change and migration, and the growth, form and problems of rural and urban settlement.

121 past Geography questions on this topic, spanning 2015 to 2026, grouped by year. Every question opens on the exact page of the official paper, with its marking scheme beside it.

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2026 · 4 questions

Q580 marks

eurozone, european union, secondary economic activity

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Q1080 marks

graphs

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Q1180 marks
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Q1280 marks

aerial photographs, ordnance survey maps

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2025 · 7 questions

Q580 marks

european union, tertiary economic activity, concept of a region

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Q680 marks

coastal employment, secondary economic activity

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Q1080 marks

aerial photographs

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Q118 marks

graphical interpretation, culture and identity

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Q1180 marks
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Q1280 marks

heritage, graphs

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Q1380 marks

global interdependence, human rights

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2024 · 5 questions

Q580 marks

european union, regional disparity, primary economic activity

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Q680 marks

tourism, core periphery, socio-economic regions

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Q1080 marks

graphs

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Q1180 marks
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Q1280 marks

historical maps, map skills

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2023 · 8 questions

Q118 marks

statistical interpretation, irish language

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Q128 marks

graphical interpretation

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Q1680 marks

regional geography, map skills, tertiary economic activity

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Q1880 marks

regional geography, unemployment, secondary economic activity

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Q2280 marks

aerial photographs

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Q2380 marks
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Q2480 marks
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Q2780 marks

global interdependence, human rights

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2022 · 6 questions

Q580 marks

agriculture, economic activity

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Q1080 marks

aerial photograph

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Q1180 marks
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Q1280 marks
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Q1380 marks

global interdependence, development

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Q1480 marks

global interdependence, human rights

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2021 · 6 questions

Q580 marks

fishing, tertiary economic activity

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Q98 marks

aerial photographs

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Q1080 marks

aerial photographs

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Q1180 marks
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Q1280 marks
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Q128 marks

graphical interpretation

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2020 · 6 questions

Q480 marks

map skills, secondary economic activity

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Q580 marks

tourism, socio-economic regions

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Q1080 marks

aerial photographs

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Q1180 marks
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Q118 marks
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Q1280 marks
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2019 · 7 questions

Q580 marks

irish transport, agriculture

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Q1080 marks

aerial photographs

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Q1180 marks
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Q118 marks
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Q1280 marks
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Q128 marks

economic development, regional development

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Q2180 marks

racial patterns, culture and identity

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2018 · 5 questions

Q580 marks

tertiary economic activity, secondary economic activity

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Q680 marks

complexity of regions, european union

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Q1080 marks

aerial photographs

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Q1180 marks
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Q1280 marks
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2017 · 5 questions

Q580 marks

overseas travel, european union

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Q1080 marks

aerial photographs

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Q1180 marks
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Q128 marks
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Q1280 marks
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2016 · 5 questions

Q680 marks

unemployment, dynamics of regions

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Q1080 marks
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Q118 marks

statistical interpretation

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Q1180 marks

aerial photographs

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Q1280 marks
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2015 · 7 questions

Q680 marks

primary economic activity, climate

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Q980 marks

ordnance survey maps, location of economic activity, european union policy

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Q1080 marks

aerial photographs

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Q1180 marks

ordnance survey maps

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Q1280 marks

ordnance survey maps

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Q1380 marks

global interdependence, human rights

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Q1980 marks

culture and identity, colonialism, racial patterns

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2026 · 3 questions

Q10100 marks

aerial photograph

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Q11100 marks

graphs

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Q12100 marks
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2025 · 4 questions

Q710 marks

aerial photograph

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Q10100 marks

aerial photograph

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Q11100 marks

developing world

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Q12100 marks
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2024 · 4 questions

Q10100 marks

ordnance survey, human geography

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Q11100 marks

human geography

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Q1210 marks

graphical interpretation, renewable energy

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Q12100 marks

human geography

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2023 · 6 questions

Q5100 marks

fishing, tourism

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Q6100 marks

primary economic activity, regional development

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Q10100 marks

aerial photograph

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Q11100 marks
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Q1110 marks

graph interpretation

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Q12100 marks
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2022 · 4 questions

Q10100 marks
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Q11100 marks
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Q1210 marks
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Q12100 marks

aerial photograph

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2021 · 3 questions

Q10100 marks

aerial photograph

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Q11100 marks
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Q12100 marks
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2020 · 4 questions

Q5100 marks

tertiary economic activity, regional geography

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Q10100 marks

human geography

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Q11100 marks

aerial photograph, human geography

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Q12100 marks

transport, human geography

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2019 · 3 questions

Q10100 marks

human geography

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Q11100 marks

aerial photograph, human geography

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Q12100 marks

human geography

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2018 · 4 questions

Q4100 marks

continental region, secondary economic activity, regional geography

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Q10100 marks

aerial photograph, human geography

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Q11100 marks

human geography

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Q12100 marks

human geography

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2017 · 6 questions

Q5100 marks

agriculture, european union, economic activities

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Q610 marks

ordnance survey, map skills

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Q10100 marks

human geography

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Q1010 marks

statistical interpretation, human geography

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Q11100 marks

aerial photograph, human geography

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Q12100 marks

ordnance survey, human geography

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2016 · 4 questions

Q5100 marks

european union, economic activities, regional geography

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Q10100 marks

aerial photograph, human geography

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Q11100 marks

human geography

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Q12100 marks

human geography

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2015 · 5 questions

Q4100 marks

irish region, tourism, regional geography

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Q610 marks

ordnance survey, map skills

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Q10100 marks

human geography

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Q11100 marks

ordnance survey

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Q12100 marks

human geography

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