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Leaving Cert Geography: The concept of a region

How often The concept of a region 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.

The concept of a region, Higher Level(4 marks)

Quick ones on The concept of a region.

(a)Rock that underlies the Leinster Batholith region of the Wicklow Mountains?
  1. Limestone
  2. Granite
  3. Basalt
(b)Main reason Ireland has a cool temperate oceanic climate?
  1. Its closeness to the equator and the tropical sun
  2. Its high altitude above sea level and its mountains
  3. The North Atlantic Drift and prevailing south-westerly winds
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(a) Granite

(b) The North Atlantic Drift and prevailing south-westerly winds

Your turn: Higher Level questions on The concept of a region.

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
2026SQ6, Q4C
2025SQ6, Q5C
2024SQ6, Q4B
2023SQ6
2022SQ9, Q4C
2021SQ6
2019SQ5, Q4C, Q6C
2018SQ5, Q4B
2017SQ5
2016Q5C

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

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The concept of a region, 3 marks

What makes the Munster Ridge and Valley region a geomorphological region?

  1. Lava flows cooled into basalt ridges separated by eroded valleys
  2. Glaciers left a flat plain of boulder clay and drumlins
  3. Armorican folding made sandstone ridges and limestone valleys
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Armorican folding made sandstone ridges and limestone valleys

Folding about 300 million years ago buckled the rocks; hard Old Red Sandstone forms the east-west ridges and softer limestone was worn down into the valleys.

The concept of a region, 3 marks

How has the Greater Dublin urban region changed since the 1990s?

  1. Its boundary is fixed by the Constitution and has not changed since 1937
  2. Its commuter belt has spread into counties such as Meath, Kildare and Wicklow
  3. It has shrunk, as large numbers of people moved from Dublin to towns in the West
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Its commuter belt has spread into counties such as Meath, Kildare and Wicklow

High house prices and better motorways pushed housing outward, so towns such as Navan, Naas and Greystones became part of Dublin's city region.

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
2026SQ9, Q4C
2025SQ8, Q4C
2024SQ5, Q6C
2023SQ5, Q4C
2022SQ4
2021SQ5, Q4C
2019SQ8, Q4C
2018SQ4
2017SQ8
2016SQ12, Q4C

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

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The concept of a region, 2 marks

Main rock found in the Burren?

  1. Granite
  2. Sandstone
  3. Limestone
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Limestone

The Burren is made of limestone, which dissolves in rainwater to form limestone pavement, swallow holes and caves.

The concept of a region, 2 marks

Type of climate found in Ireland?

  1. Hot desert
  2. Cool temperate oceanic
  3. Warm temperate oceanic (Mediterranean)
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Cool temperate oceanic

Ireland has mild winters, cool summers and rain all year because of the Atlantic Ocean and south-westerly winds. On the new course this is the temperate climate zone.

The concept of a region, 2 marks

What are summers like in a Mediterranean climate?

  1. Hot and dry
  2. Cool and wet
  3. Cold and snowy
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Hot and dry

Mediterranean regions such as southern Italy and southern Spain have hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters.

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