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Junior Cycle Geography: Rock exploitation

How often Rock exploitation comes up on the Geography papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 2 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026.

Rock exploitation, Common Level(6 marks)

Quick ones on Rock exploitation.

(a)Tara Mines near Navan, Co. Meath, has mined which metal ores?
  1. Gold and silver
  2. Zinc and lead
  3. Copper and tin
(b)Rock from quarries is used mainly for?
  1. Purifying drinking water
  2. Fuel for power stations
  3. Building roads and houses
(c)Which is a NEGATIVE effect of a quarry on people living nearby?
  1. Dust, noise and heavy lorries
  2. Cheaper local building materials
  3. New jobs in the local area
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(a) Zinc and lead

(b) Building roads and houses

(c) Dust, noise and heavy lorries

Your turn: Common Level questions on Rock exploitation.

Common Level

Asked on 2 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026.

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Q1A, Q1B, Q1C
2025Not asked
2024Not asked
2023Q9B
2022Not asked

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Rock exploitation questions

Rock exploitation, 3 marks

When a quarry closes, how can the site be restored?

  1. Leave the rock face open and unfenced
  2. Blast more rock to make it deeper
  3. Landscape it as a lake or nature area
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Landscape it as a lake or nature area

Old quarries can be landscaped, planted with trees, flooded for angling or water sports, or made into nature reserves, which reduces the scar on the landscape.

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