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Leaving Cert Geography: Regional development

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

HL Asked on 6 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

OL Asked on 8 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

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

Regional development, Higher Level(2 marks)

Quick ones on Regional development.

(a)Measure most often used to compare wealth between regions?
  1. Total population
  2. GDP per capita
  3. The birth rate
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(a) GDP per capita

Your turn: Higher Level questions on Regional development.

Higher Level

Asked on 6 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026SQ11, Q6B
2025Not asked
2024Q5A, Q6C
2023Not asked
2022Q6C
2021Q6A
2019SQ12, Q6A
2018Not asked
2017Q6C
2016Not asked

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

Ordinary Level

Asked on 8 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Q5C
2025Q5C
2024Not asked
2023Q6C
2022Q5C
2021Q6C
2019Q6C
2018Q6C
2017Q6C
2016Not asked

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

More Regional development questions

Regional development, 2 marks

State body responsible for attracting foreign investment into Ireland?

  1. Teagasc
  2. Bord Bia
  3. IDA Ireland
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IDA Ireland

IDA Ireland attracts overseas companies by offering sites, grants and skilled workers, and it tries to spread jobs beyond Dublin.

Regional development, 2 marks

Measure of a country's output divided by the number of people living in it?

  1. Population density
  2. GDP per capita
  3. The birth rate
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GDP per capita

Dividing total output by the number of people gives a figure per person, so places of very different size can be compared fairly.

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