Daily Practice · GCSE Geography
February 2012 - GCSE Geography 5-a-day
Every GCSE Geography sheet published in February 2012, with answers. Physical processes, human patterns, case-study detail and fieldwork technique.
Every sheet in February 2012
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st February 2012Name the general shape of a population pyramid for a country with roughly similar numbers of people in each age group.
- 2nd February 2012Give one social measure of development, other than life expectancy.
- 3rd February 2012In which country is Kitui County, the location of a well-known community rainwater-harvesting project, found?
- 4th February 2012Calculate the monthly vegetable output of 15 sack gardens if each produces 3.5 kg per month.
- 5th February 2012Define 'urban sustainability'.
- 6th February 2012What is meant by 'resource security'?
- 7th February 2012State one human factor that can reduce the amount of usable fresh water in a river.
- 8th February 2012Name the country within the UK where Whitelee Windfarm is located.
- 9th February 2012What is a glacial trough?
- 10th February 2012In which mountain range does Nepal lie, making it prone to earthquakes?
- 11th February 2012Name one piece of evidence, other than ice cores, that scientists use to study past climate.
- 12th February 2012Name one type of certification scheme that labels timber from sustainably managed forests.
- 13th February 2012A pie chart shows land use split into farmland 60%, woodland 25% and urban 15%. Calculate the angle for the farmland sector.
- 14th February 2012On a triangular graph for employment structure, which corner would a country with almost all workers employed in farming be plotted closest to?
- 15th February 2012Give one example of a bottom-up development strategy.
- 16th February 2012Put these parts of a rainwater-harvesting system in the order water passes through them: storage tank, roof, filter, guttering.
- 17th February 2012Suggest 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.
- 18th February 2012A 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.
- 19th February 2012Give one difference between agribusiness and organic farming.
- 20th February 2012Give one reason why global water demand has risen due to population change.
- 21st February 2012A 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.
- 22nd February 2012What is a corrie (or cirque)?
- 23rd February 2012Name the two tectonic plates whose collision is responsible for earthquakes in the Nepal/Himalaya region.
- 24th February 2012Name the 2015 international agreement in which countries agreed to try to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees C.
- 25th February 2012State one country where ecotourism has been used to help fund rainforest conservation.
- 26th February 2012A survey of 250 people found that 100 travel to work by car. Calculate the angle needed to show this on a pie chart.
- 27th February 2012State whether a population pyramid with a narrow base and a wider top is more likely to show a youthful population or an ageing population.
- 28th February 2012State one physical factor that can restrict a country's development.
- 29th February 2012Give one part of a hand pump that needs regular maintenance.