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2026 Statistics

Key Facts: LC Geography Exam

80% + 20%

Written paper is 80% of marks; Geographical Investigation report is 20%

NCCA Leaving Certificate Geography syllabus

2 h 30 min

Terminal written Geography examination duration at Higher and Ordinary Level

State Examinations Commission examination papers

500 marks

Total assessment is 400 marks written plus 100 marks investigation

State Examinations Commission / teacher guidelines

3 core units

Physical environment, regional geography, and investigation and skills are compulsory

NCCA Leaving Certificate Geography syllabus

H1-H8

Higher Level grades range from H1 (90-100%) to H8 in 10% bands

State Examinations Commission grading scale

EUR 116

2026 Leaving Certificate school-based entry fee (all subjects; medical-card exempt)

State Examinations Commission / Department of Education 2026 fee notices

June 2027

Current Geography syllabus remains examinable through June 2027

Curriculum Online Leaving Certificate Geography

100

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Leaving Certificate Geography is an Irish senior-cycle subject set by the State Examinations Commission (SEC) at Higher (H1-H8) or Ordinary (O1-O8) Level. Assessment is a 2 hour 30 minute written paper worth 80% (400 marks) plus a Geographical Investigation report worth 20% (100 marks). All students study three core units — physical environment, regional geography, and investigation skills — plus one elective (economic or human); Higher Level also takes one optional unit. The real exam is long-form written work, not MCQ. This 100-question bank provides free original single-best-answer practice adapted from the current syllabus (examinable through June 2027).

Sample LC Geography Practice Questions

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1In the plate tectonics model, what happens mainly at a constructive (divergent) plate boundary?
A.New crust is formed as plates move apart
B.Two plates slide past each other horizontally
C.Oceanic crust is destroyed by subduction
D.Continental crust is folded into fold mountains only
Explanation: At constructive (divergent) boundaries, plates move apart and magma rises to create new crust, as along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Ireland's Antrim basalts relate to Atlantic opening in the geological past.
2Which layer of the Earth is broken into the lithospheric plates that move in plate tectonics?
A.Inner core only
B.Rigid outer shell of crust and uppermost mantle
C.Outer core only
D.Entire mantle including the asthenosphere as one solid plate
Explanation: Lithospheric plates are pieces of the rigid outer shell made of crust and the uppermost mantle. They move over the weaker asthenosphere beneath.
3Which rock type forms from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava?
A.Sedimentary
B.Metamorphic only by heat without melting
C.Igneous
D.Organic soil horizon
Explanation: Igneous rocks form when magma or lava cools and solidifies. Plutonic examples cool slowly underground (granite); volcanic examples cool at the surface (basalt).
4Limestone that was once sea-floor sediment and later became rock is classified as which main rock type?
A.Igneous volcanic
B.Igneous plutonic
C.Metamorphic gneiss
D.Sedimentary
Explanation: Limestone is a sedimentary rock, commonly formed from calcium carbonate remains of marine organisms or chemical precipitation, later compacted and cemented.
5Marble is formed when limestone is altered by heat and pressure. What rock group does marble belong to?
A.Metamorphic
B.Igneous
C.Sedimentary
D.Unconsolidated alluvium
Explanation: Marble is a metamorphic rock produced when limestone is recrystallised by heat and/or pressure without melting completely. Metamorphism changes existing rocks in the rock cycle.
6Physical (mechanical) weathering breaks rock into smaller pieces. Which process is a clear example of physical weathering?
A.Carbonation of limestone by weak carbonic acid
B.Freeze-thaw action when water freezes in cracks
C.Solution of rock minerals by rainwater only without ice
D.Oxidation of iron-rich minerals producing rust
Explanation: Freeze-thaw is physical weathering: water in joints freezes, expands and pries rock apart. No chemical change of minerals is required for the rock to break.
7Karst landscapes develop mainly on which rock type because it is soluble in slightly acidic water?
A.Granite
B.Basalt
C.Limestone
D.Obsidian
Explanation: Limestone (calcium carbonate) dissolves through carbonation in rainwater charged with carbon dioxide, producing karst features such as swallow holes, caves and limestone pavement.
8Which river process involves the wearing away of the river bed and banks by the force of moving water and the load it carries?
A.Deposition
B.Evapotranspiration
C.Condensation
D.Erosion
Explanation: Erosion is the wearing away of the landscape by a moving agent. A river erodes its bed and banks by hydraulic action, abrasion, attrition and solution.
9A V-shaped valley is most typically associated with which surface process system?
A.Fluvial erosion in the upper course of a river
B.Coastal wave deposition on a spit
C.Wind deposition of a sand dune only
D.Glacial deposition of a terminal moraine
Explanation: In the upper course, vertical erosion by a river and weathering of valley sides produce a characteristic V-shaped valley with interlocking spurs.
10Which coastal landform is created mainly by longshore drift depositing sediment in open water?
A.Wave-cut platform
B.Spit
C.Sea stack
D.Blowhole
Explanation: A spit is a depositional ridge of sand or shingle built by longshore drift into a bay or estuary. Wave-cut platforms, stacks and blowholes are erosional features.

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