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Junior Cycle Geography: Rivers
How often Rivers comes up on the Geography papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.
CL Asked on 5 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker
Rivers, Common Level(7 marks)
Quick ones on Rivers.
(a)The point where a tributary joins the main river is a?
- Source
- Confluence
- Estuary
(b)Stones carried by a river scrape its bed and banks. This type of erosion is?
- Solution
- Hydraulic action
- Abrasion
(c)Why does a waterfall form?
- Soft rock under hard rock erodes faster
- Melting ice leaves a steep cliff behind
- The river drops its load at a lake edge
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(a) Confluence
(b) Abrasion
(c) Soft rock under hard rock erodes faster
Common Level
Asked on 5 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker
Every paper, year by year
| Year | Where it came up |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Q2A |
| 2025 | Q2A |
| 2024 | Q6A, Q6B |
| 2023 | Q2A, Q2B |
| 2022 | Q7A |
Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.
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- Aid to developing countries
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