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May 2001 - GCSE Geography 5-a-day

Every GCSE Geography sheet published in May 2001, with answers. Physical processes, human patterns, case-study detail and fieldwork technique.

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May 2001

31 sheets · 155 questions · GCSE

Every sheet in May 2001

The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.

  1. 1st May 2001Why might selective logging with replanting be more sustainable than clear-felling?
  2. 2nd May 2001Give one reason why a compound (divided) bar chart might be chosen over a simple bar chart when comparing rainfall from two different rain gauges each month.
  3. 3rd May 2001Two countries plot at exactly the same point on a triangular graph of employment structure. State what this tells you about their economies.
  4. 4th May 2001Name the three components combined in the Human Development Index (HDI).
  5. 5th May 2001A community wants a water technology that villagers can repair themselves using local tools and materials. Which term describes this kind of technology?
  6. 6th May 2001What is the term for growing food within a city or town, rather than in the surrounding countryside?
  7. 7th May 2001Name one European district that is used as an example of sustainable urban design.
  8. 8th May 2001A supermarket can import strawberries flown a distance of 8,400 km, or buy strawberries grown 240 km away in the UK. Calculate how many times further the imported strawberries travel than the UK-grown ones.
  9. 9th May 2001State one way industrial growth increases a country's water demand.
  10. 10th May 2001What term describes the maximum electrical power a windfarm could generate if every turbine ran at full output at the same time?
  11. 11th May 2001Name the process by which meltwater refreezes around rock and moving ice pulls the loosened blocks away.
  12. 12th May 2001Give one reason why the avalanche triggered on Everest by the 2015 earthquake was particularly significant.
  13. 13th May 2001Name one greenhouse gas released by burning fossil fuels.
  14. 14th May 2001Give one limitation of relying only on international agreements to stop illegal logging.
  15. 15th May 2001State one reason why a pie chart, rather than a bar chart, is the better choice for showing how a household's monthly budget is divided between four spending categories.
  16. 16th May 2001On a radial graph comparing five services, a spoke with a small enclosed area close to the centre indicates what about that service?
  17. 17th May 2001What name is given to aid provided immediately after a disaster to meet urgent needs such as food and shelter?
  18. 18th May 2001A storage tank collects water from a roof with an area of 40 square metres. In a storm, 10mm of rain falls and the system captures 90 percent of it. Calculate the volume collected, in litres.
  19. 19th May 2001State one crop type that grows well in a sack garden because it grows quickly and does not need deep roots.
  20. 20th May 2001Explain one way that green roofs can reduce a building's energy use.
  21. 21st May 2001State whether the north and west of the UK, or the south and east, has the larger water surplus, and give one reason why.
  22. 22nd May 2001Give one reason a shared, transboundary river can create uncertainty over water supply for a downstream country.
  23. 23rd May 2001Explain why battery storage or backup power stations are needed alongside a windfarm like Whitelee.
  24. 24th May 2001Why do hanging valleys often have waterfalls where they meet the main glacial trough?
  25. 25th May 2001Give one reason why many Nepali homeowners could not rely on insurance payouts to help rebuild, unlike homeowners in some wealthier countries.
  26. 26th May 2001What term describes the natural process that keeps the Earth warm enough to support life?
  27. 27th May 2001What does 'sustainable management' of a rainforest mean?
  28. 28th May 2001Which type of graph is most suitable for showing how a river's discharge changes hour by hour during a flood?
  29. 29th May 2001Name the general shape of a population pyramid for a country with roughly similar numbers of people in each age group.
  30. 30th May 2001Give one social measure of development, other than life expectancy.
  31. 31st May 2001In which country is Kitui County, the location of a well-known community rainwater-harvesting project, found?