Daily Practice · GCSE Geography
April 2011 - GCSE Geography 5-a-day
Every GCSE Geography sheet published in April 2011, with answers. Physical processes, human patterns, case-study detail and fieldwork technique.
Every sheet in April 2011
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st April 2011State one human factor that can reduce the amount of usable fresh water in a river.
- 2nd April 2011Name the country within the UK where Whitelee Windfarm is located.
- 3rd April 2011What is a glacial trough?
- 4th April 2011In which mountain range does Nepal lie, making it prone to earthquakes?
- 5th April 2011Name one piece of evidence, other than ice cores, that scientists use to study past climate.
- 6th April 2011Name one type of certification scheme that labels timber from sustainably managed forests.
- 7th April 2011A pie chart shows land use split into farmland 60%, woodland 25% and urban 15%. Calculate the angle for the farmland sector.
- 8th April 2011On a triangular graph for employment structure, which corner would a country with almost all workers employed in farming be plotted closest to?
- 9th April 2011Give one example of a bottom-up development strategy.
- 10th April 2011Put these parts of a rainwater-harvesting system in the order water passes through them: storage tank, roof, filter, guttering.
- 11th April 2011Suggest 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.
- 12th April 2011A 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.
- 13th April 2011Give one difference between agribusiness and organic farming.
- 14th April 2011Give one reason why global water demand has risen due to population change.
- 15th April 2011A 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.
- 16th April 2011What is a corrie (or cirque)?
- 17th April 2011Name the two tectonic plates whose collision is responsible for earthquakes in the Nepal/Himalaya region.
- 18th April 2011Name the 2015 international agreement in which countries agreed to try to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees C.
- 19th April 2011State one country where ecotourism has been used to help fund rainforest conservation.
- 20th April 2011A survey of 250 people found that 100 travel to work by car. Calculate the angle needed to show this on a pie chart.
- 21st April 2011State whether a population pyramid with a narrow base and a wider top is more likely to show a youthful population or an ageing population.
- 22nd April 2011State one physical factor that can restrict a country's development.
- 23rd April 2011Give one part of a hand pump that needs regular maintenance.
- 24th April 2011Give one way that urban farming projects like sack gardens can improve a household's diet, other than increasing the total amount of food available.
- 25th April 2011Give one household-level strategy for reducing water use in a sustainable city.
- 26th April 2011A 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.
- 27th April 2011Define 'water security'.
- 28th April 2011State one advantage of siting a large windfarm on open moorland rather than close to a city.
- 29th April 2011How does an arete form?
- 30th April 2011State one reason why rural mountain communities in Nepal received aid more slowly than people in Kathmandu.