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Leaving Cert Geography: Migration

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

HL Asked on 4 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2025.

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

Migration, Higher Level(7 marks)

Quick ones on Migration.

(a)Long-term movement of people from one place to another to live?
  1. Commuting
  2. Migration
  3. Tourism
(b)Loss of skilled and educated people through emigration?
  1. Natural decrease
  2. Backwash
  3. Brain drain
(c)Movement of people out of a country to settle elsewhere?
  1. Emigration
  2. Net migration
  3. Immigration
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(a) Migration

(b) Brain drain

(c) Emigration

Your turn: Higher Level questions on Migration.

Higher Level

Asked on 4 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2025.

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Not asked
2025Q5A
2024Not asked
2023Not asked
2022Not asked
2021Not asked
2019SQ11
2018Q5A
2017Not asked
2016SQ11

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

More Migration questions

Migration, 2 marks

A country that sends out more migrants than it receives is called what?

  1. A receiver country
  2. A host country
  3. A donor country
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A donor country

Ireland was a donor country for most of its history, and again after 2009. It has mostly been a receiver since the 1990s.

Migration, 2 marks

An ageing population with too few young workers can act as what for immigrants?

  1. A barrier
  2. A pull factor
  3. A push factor
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A pull factor

Labour shortages in ageing societies attract workers, a demographic factor in international migration.

Migration, 2 marks

Schools needing more English-language support is an impact of immigration on what?

  1. Service provision
  2. Remittances
  3. Emigration
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Service provision

Immigration raises demand for schools, health care and housing, so services must expand and adapt.

Other Geography topics

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