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April 2005 - GCSE Geography 5-a-day

Every GCSE Geography sheet published in April 2005, with answers. Physical processes, human patterns, case-study detail and fieldwork technique.

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April 2005

30 sheets · 150 questions · GCSE

Every sheet in April 2005

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

  1. 1st April 2005Which type of graph is most suitable for showing how a river's discharge changes hour by hour during a flood?
  2. 2nd April 2005Name the general shape of a population pyramid for a country with roughly similar numbers of people in each age group.
  3. 3rd April 2005Give one social measure of development, other than life expectancy.
  4. 4th April 2005In which country is Kitui County, the location of a well-known community rainwater-harvesting project, found?
  5. 5th April 2005Calculate the monthly vegetable output of 15 sack gardens if each produces 3.5 kg per month.
  6. 6th April 2005Define 'urban sustainability'.
  7. 7th April 2005What is meant by 'resource security'?
  8. 8th April 2005State one human factor that can reduce the amount of usable fresh water in a river.
  9. 9th April 2005Name the country within the UK where Whitelee Windfarm is located.
  10. 10th April 2005What is a glacial trough?
  11. 11th April 2005In which mountain range does Nepal lie, making it prone to earthquakes?
  12. 12th April 2005Name one piece of evidence, other than ice cores, that scientists use to study past climate.
  13. 13th April 2005Name one type of certification scheme that labels timber from sustainably managed forests.
  14. 14th April 2005A pie chart shows land use split into farmland 60%, woodland 25% and urban 15%. Calculate the angle for the farmland sector.
  15. 15th April 2005On a triangular graph for employment structure, which corner would a country with almost all workers employed in farming be plotted closest to?
  16. 16th April 2005Give one example of a bottom-up development strategy.
  17. 17th April 2005Put these parts of a rainwater-harvesting system in the order water passes through them: storage tank, roof, filter, guttering.
  18. 18th April 2005Suggest one risk that a community sack garden scheme in an informal settlement might face if it relies only on volunteer labour with no formal organisation.
  19. 19th April 2005A city fits solar panels to 500 homes, saving an average of 900 kWh per home per year. Calculate the total electricity saved across all 500 homes in one year.
  20. 20th April 2005Give one difference between agribusiness and organic farming.
  21. 21st April 2005Give one reason why global water demand has risen due to population change.
  22. 22nd April 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.
  23. 23rd April 2005What is a corrie (or cirque)?
  24. 24th April 2005Name the two tectonic plates whose collision is responsible for earthquakes in the Nepal/Himalaya region.
  25. 25th April 2005Name the 2015 international agreement in which countries agreed to try to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees C.
  26. 26th April 2005State one country where ecotourism has been used to help fund rainforest conservation.
  27. 27th April 2005A survey of 250 people found that 100 travel to work by car. Calculate the angle needed to show this on a pie chart.
  28. 28th April 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.
  29. 29th April 2005State one physical factor that can restrict a country's development.
  30. 30th April 2005Give one part of a hand pump that needs regular maintenance.