Daily Practice · GCSE Geography
February 2005 - GCSE Geography 5-a-day
Every GCSE Geography sheet published in February 2005, with answers. Physical processes, human patterns, case-study detail and fieldwork technique.
Every sheet in February 2005
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st February 2005State whether the north and west of the UK, or the south and east, has the larger water surplus, and give one reason why.
- 2nd February 2005Give one reason why global water demand has risen due to population change.
- 3rd February 2005A windfarm generates 640 GWh in one year. If this is expected to rise by 15% the following year, calculate the expected generation for that following year, to the nearest GWh.
- 4th February 2005What is a corrie (or cirque)?
- 5th February 2005Name the two tectonic plates whose collision is responsible for earthquakes in the Nepal/Himalaya region.
- 6th February 2005Name the 2015 international agreement in which countries agreed to try to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees C.
- 7th February 2005State one country where ecotourism has been used to help fund rainforest conservation.
- 8th February 2005A survey of 250 people found that 100 travel to work by car. Calculate the angle needed to show this on a pie chart.
- 9th February 2005State whether a population pyramid with a narrow base and a wider top is more likely to show a youthful population or an ageing population.
- 10th February 2005State one physical factor that can restrict a country's development.
- 11th February 2005Give one part of a hand pump that needs regular maintenance.
- 12th February 2005Give one way that urban farming projects like sack gardens can improve a household's diet, other than increasing the total amount of food available.
- 13th February 2005Give one household-level strategy for reducing water use in a sustainable city.
- 14th February 2005What is a water transfer scheme?
- 15th February 2005Define 'water security'.
- 16th February 2005State one advantage of siting a large windfarm on open moorland rather than close to a city.
- 17th February 2005How does an arete form?
- 18th February 2005State one reason why rural mountain communities in Nepal received aid more slowly than people in Kathmandu.
- 19th February 2005Is building a sea wall to cope with rising sea levels an example of mitigation or adaptation?
- 20th February 2005Give one way a debt-for-nature swap helps protect rainforest.
- 21st February 2005Which type of chart is most suitable for comparing the number of shops in five different town centres?
- 22nd February 2005In Town S, five services are scored out of 100 as follows: Health 72, Education 58, Transport 64, Housing 80, Employment 66. Calculate the mean score across the five services.
- 23rd February 2005What does GNI stand for?
- 24th February 2005A farmer switches from flooding a field to drip irrigation. Give one reason this reduces the amount of water needed.
- 25th February 2005Name one urban farming technique, other than a sack garden, that could be used to grow food in a small space in a city.
- 26th February 2005State one transport strategy, other than cycling, that can reduce car use in a city centre.
- 27th February 2005Define 'food miles'.
- 28th February 2005Give one physical factor that can cause a region to have low water availability.