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November 2005 - GCSE Geography 5-a-day

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

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November 2005

30 sheets · 150 questions · GCSE

Every sheet in November 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 November 2005What is meant by 'resource security'?
  2. 2nd November 2005State one way industrial growth increases a country's water demand.
  3. 3rd November 2005What term describes the maximum electrical power a windfarm could generate if every turbine ran at full output at the same time?
  4. 4th November 2005Name the process by which meltwater refreezes around rock and moving ice pulls the loosened blocks away.
  5. 5th November 2005Give one reason why the avalanche triggered on Everest by the 2015 earthquake was particularly significant.
  6. 6th November 2005Name one greenhouse gas released by burning fossil fuels.
  7. 7th November 2005Give one limitation of relying only on international agreements to stop illegal logging.
  8. 8th November 2005State 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.
  9. 9th November 2005On a radial graph comparing five services, a spoke with a small enclosed area close to the centre indicates what about that service?
  10. 10th November 2005What name is given to aid provided immediately after a disaster to meet urgent needs such as food and shelter?
  11. 11th November 2005A 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.
  12. 12th November 2005State one crop type that grows well in a sack garden because it grows quickly and does not need deep roots.
  13. 13th November 2005Explain one way that green roofs can reduce a building's energy use.
  14. 14th November 2005Give one difference between agribusiness and organic farming.
  15. 15th November 2005Give one reason a shared, transboundary river can create uncertainty over water supply for a downstream country.
  16. 16th November 2005Explain why battery storage or backup power stations are needed alongside a windfarm like Whitelee.
  17. 17th November 2005Why do hanging valleys often have waterfalls where they meet the main glacial trough?
  18. 18th November 2005Give one reason why many Nepali homeowners could not rely on insurance payouts to help rebuild, unlike homeowners in some wealthier countries.
  19. 19th November 2005What term describes the natural process that keeps the Earth warm enough to support life?
  20. 20th November 2005What does 'sustainable management' of a rainforest mean?
  21. 21st November 2005Which type of graph is most suitable for showing how a river's discharge changes hour by hour during a flood?
  22. 22nd November 2005Name the general shape of a population pyramid for a country with roughly similar numbers of people in each age group.
  23. 23rd November 2005Give one social measure of development, other than life expectancy.
  24. 24th November 2005In which country is Kitui County, the location of a well-known community rainwater-harvesting project, found?
  25. 25th November 2005Calculate the monthly vegetable output of 15 sack gardens if each produces 3.5 kg per month.
  26. 26th November 2005Define 'urban sustainability'.
  27. 27th November 2005A 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.
  28. 28th November 2005State one human factor that can reduce the amount of usable fresh water in a river.
  29. 29th November 2005Name the country within the UK where Whitelee Windfarm is located.
  30. 30th November 2005What is a glacial trough?