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November 2011 - GCSE Geography 5-a-day

Every GCSE Geography sheet published in November 2011, with answers. Physical processes, human patterns, case-study detail and fieldwork technique.

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November 2011

30 sheets · 150 questions · GCSE

Every sheet in November 2011

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 2011State 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.
  2. 2nd November 2011On a radial graph comparing five services, a spoke with a small enclosed area close to the centre indicates what about that service?
  3. 3rd November 2011What name is given to aid provided immediately after a disaster to meet urgent needs such as food and shelter?
  4. 4th November 2011A 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.
  5. 5th November 2011State one crop type that grows well in a sack garden because it grows quickly and does not need deep roots.
  6. 6th November 2011Explain one way that green roofs can reduce a building's energy use.
  7. 7th November 2011Give one difference between agribusiness and organic farming.
  8. 8th November 2011Give one reason a shared, transboundary river can create uncertainty over water supply for a downstream country.
  9. 9th November 2011Explain why battery storage or backup power stations are needed alongside a windfarm like Whitelee.
  10. 10th November 2011Why do hanging valleys often have waterfalls where they meet the main glacial trough?
  11. 11th November 2011Give one reason why many Nepali homeowners could not rely on insurance payouts to help rebuild, unlike homeowners in some wealthier countries.
  12. 12th November 2011What term describes the natural process that keeps the Earth warm enough to support life?
  13. 13th November 2011What does 'sustainable management' of a rainforest mean?
  14. 14th November 2011Which type of graph is most suitable for showing how a river's discharge changes hour by hour during a flood?
  15. 15th November 2011Name the general shape of a population pyramid for a country with roughly similar numbers of people in each age group.
  16. 16th November 2011Give one social measure of development, other than life expectancy.
  17. 17th November 2011In which country is Kitui County, the location of a well-known community rainwater-harvesting project, found?
  18. 18th November 2011Calculate the monthly vegetable output of 15 sack gardens if each produces 3.5 kg per month.
  19. 19th November 2011Define 'urban sustainability'.
  20. 20th November 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.
  21. 21st November 2011State one human factor that can reduce the amount of usable fresh water in a river.
  22. 22nd November 2011Name the country within the UK where Whitelee Windfarm is located.
  23. 23rd November 2011What is a glacial trough?
  24. 24th November 2011In which mountain range does Nepal lie, making it prone to earthquakes?
  25. 25th November 2011Name one piece of evidence, other than ice cores, that scientists use to study past climate.
  26. 26th November 2011Name one type of certification scheme that labels timber from sustainably managed forests.
  27. 27th November 2011A pie chart shows land use split into farmland 60%, woodland 25% and urban 15%. Calculate the angle for the farmland sector.
  28. 28th November 2011On a triangular graph for employment structure, which corner would a country with almost all workers employed in farming be plotted closest to?
  29. 29th November 2011Give one example of a bottom-up development strategy.
  30. 30th November 2011Put these parts of a rainwater-harvesting system in the order water passes through them: storage tank, roof, filter, guttering.