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Leaving Cert Geography: Graphs and statistics

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

HL Asked on 10 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

OL Asked on 10 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

June 2028 is the first exam on the new Geography course. These come from the 2016–2026 papers, so read them as a guide.

Graphs and statistics, Higher Level(6 marks)

Quick ones on Graphs and statistics.

(a)Graph best suited to showing change over time, such as rainfall by month?
  1. A pie chart
  2. A line graph
  3. A scatter graph
(b)Middle value when a set of figures is arranged in order?
  1. The range
  2. The mean
  3. The median
(c)Graph best suited to showing the parts of a whole as percentages?
  1. A pie chart
  2. A scatter graph
  3. A line graph
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(a) A line graph

(b) The median

(c) A pie chart

Your turn: Higher Level questions on Graphs and statistics.

Higher Level

Asked on 10 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026SQ12, Q6A
2025SQ11, SQ12, Q5A, Q6A
2024SQ10, SQ11, Q6A
2023SQ11, SQ12, Q5A, Q6A
2022SQ11, SQ12, Q5A, Q6A
2021SQ11, SQ12, Q5A, Q6A
2019SQ10, SQ11, Q5A, Q6A
2018SQ11, SQ12, Q5A, Q6A
2017SQ11, SQ12, Q5A, Q6A
2016SQ11, SQ12, Q5A, Q6A

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

More Graphs and statistics questions

Graphs and statistics, 2 marks

Main strength of an infographic for presenting data?

  1. It shows exact values more precisely than a table of data
  2. It removes the need for a title, a key or a source
  3. It combines numbers, images and text so patterns are seen quickly
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It combines numbers, images and text so patterns are seen quickly

Infographics are eye-catching and easy to read, but they can hide detail, so a table may still be needed for exact figures.

Graphs and statistics, 3 marks

Graph whose axis rises in powers of ten (1, 10, 100) to show a very wide range of values?

  1. A pie chart
  2. A logarithmic graph
  3. A trilinear graph
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A logarithmic graph

A log scale squeezes huge ranges onto one graph, useful for city sizes or earthquake energy.

Graphs and statistics, 3 marks

Triangular graph for three values that add to 100 per cent, such as sand, silt and clay?

  1. A trilinear graph
  2. A logarithmic graph
  3. A climograph
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A trilinear graph

Each side of the triangle is one variable, so one point shows all three shares at once.

Ordinary Level

Asked on 10 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026SQ11, SQ12, Q5A
2025SQ11, Q5A, Q6A
2024SQ11, SQ12, Q5A, Q6A
2023SQ9, SQ11, Q5A, Q6A
2022SQ11, SQ12, Q5A
2021SQ10, SQ11, Q5A, Q6A
2019SQ10, SQ11, Q5A, Q6A
2018SQ7, SQ8, SQ12, Q5A
2017SQ10, Q5A, Q6A
2016SQ9, SQ11, Q6A

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

More Graphs and statistics questions

Graphs and statistics, 2 marks

Graph best used to show the parts of a whole, such as workers in each sector?

  1. A line graph
  2. A scatter graph
  3. A pie chart
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A pie chart

The full circle stands for 100 per cent and each slice is sized to its share, so the parts can be compared at a glance.

Graphs and statistics, 2 marks

Value found by adding all the figures and dividing by how many there are?

  1. The mode (most common)
  2. The mean (average)
  3. The median (middle)
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The mean (average)

The mean spreads the total evenly over all the values, but a few very high or very low figures can pull it away from the typical value.

Graphs and statistics, 2 marks

Graph that uses separate columns to compare amounts between places?

  1. A bar chart
  2. A pie chart
  3. A line graph
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A bar chart

Each bar is drawn to the same scale, so the tallest bar is the largest value and differences between places can be read at a glance.

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