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Junior Cycle Geography: Tourism and transport

How often Tourism and transport 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

Tourism and transport, Common Level(7 marks)

Quick ones on Tourism and transport.

(a)Which PHYSICAL attraction draws tourists to Co. Clare?
  1. The Book of Kells
  2. The Cliffs of Moher
  3. Newgrange
(b)Which is a NEGATIVE effect of tourism on a small village?
  1. More money for local shops
  2. New jobs in cafés and hotels
  3. Traffic jams in peak season
(c)Why do roads and railways often follow river valleys?
  1. The land is flat and easier to build on
  2. Bridges are never needed in valleys
  3. Valleys always get less rain than the hills
Show the answers

(a) The Cliffs of Moher

(b) Traffic jams in peak season

(c) The land is flat and easier to build on

Your turn: Common Level questions on Tourism and transport.

Common Level

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

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Q7C
2025Q9B, Q9C
2024Q5B, Q6A
2023Q10A, Q10B
2022Q1B, Q3A

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

More Tourism and transport questions

Tourism and transport, 2 marks

Why are bypasses built around busy towns?

  1. To bring more traffic into the town
  2. To link only small rural villages
  3. To cut congestion and journey times
Show the answer

To cut congestion and journey times

Bypasses take through-traffic out of town centres, cutting congestion, noise and accidents and speeding up journeys. Some town-centre shops may lose passing trade.

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