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Leaving Cert Geography: The Greater Dublin Region

How often The Greater Dublin 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 Greater Dublin Region, Higher Level(7 marks)

Quick ones on The Greater Dublin Region.

(a)Redevelopment of run-down inner-city areas such as the Docklands?
  1. Urban sprawl (outward growth)
  2. Urban renewal (redevelopment)
  3. Counter-urbanisation
(b)Zone of countryside kept largely free of building around a city?
  1. A central business district
  2. A brownfield site
  3. A green belt
(c)Tram system serving Dublin city?
  1. The Luas
  2. Bus Connects
  3. The DART
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(a) Urban renewal (redevelopment)

(b) A green belt

(c) The Luas

Your turn: Higher Level questions on The Greater Dublin 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
2026Q4B
2025Q4A, Q5B
2024Q4C, Q5C
2023Q5B, Q6C
2022Q4A, Q6B
2021Q4B
2019Q4B
2018Q4A, Q5C
2017Q4C
2016Q4C

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

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
2026Q6B
2025Q4B
2024Q4A, Q6B
2023Q4B
2022Q4B, Q6C
2021Q4B
2019Q6B
2018Q4B, Q6A
2017Q4B
2016Q4B, Q5B

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

More The Greater Dublin Region questions

The Greater Dublin Region, 2 marks

Light rail tram system serving Dublin city?

  1. The DART
  2. The Enterprise
  3. The Luas
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The Luas

The Luas is the tram network in Dublin, while the DART is the electrified suburban rail line running along the coast of Dublin Bay.

The Greater Dublin Region, 2 marks

Name for the unplanned spread of housing outwards from a city such as Dublin?

  1. Urban decay
  2. Urban sprawl
  3. Urban renewal
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Urban sprawl

Low-density estates spread into the countryside around the city, which uses up farmland and forces long commutes to work in Dublin.

The Greater Dublin Region, 2 marks

Area of a city with the highest land values and the tallest buildings?

  1. The central business district
  2. The suburbs at the city edge
  3. The green belt around the city
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The central business district

The centre is the most accessible point for the whole city, so competition for sites pushes rents up and buildings are built upwards.

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