Daily Practice · GCSE Geography
March 2016 - GCSE Geography 5-a-day
Every GCSE Geography sheet published in March 2016, with answers. Physical processes, human patterns, case-study detail and fieldwork technique.
Every sheet in March 2016
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st March 2016What is a glacial trough?
- 2nd March 2016In which mountain range does Nepal lie, making it prone to earthquakes?
- 3rd March 2016Name one piece of evidence, other than ice cores, that scientists use to study past climate.
- 4th March 2016Name one type of certification scheme that labels timber from sustainably managed forests.
- 5th March 2016A pie chart shows land use split into farmland 60%, woodland 25% and urban 15%. Calculate the angle for the farmland sector.
- 6th March 2016On a triangular graph for employment structure, which corner would a country with almost all workers employed in farming be plotted closest to?
- 7th March 2016Give one example of a bottom-up development strategy.
- 8th March 2016Put these parts of a rainwater-harvesting system in the order water passes through them: storage tank, roof, filter, guttering.
- 9th March 2016Suggest 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.
- 10th March 2016A 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.
- 11th March 2016State whether the north and west of the UK, or the south and east, has the larger water surplus, and give one reason why.
- 12th March 2016Give one reason why global water demand has risen due to population change.
- 13th March 2016A 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.
- 14th March 2016What is a corrie (or cirque)?
- 15th March 2016Name the two tectonic plates whose collision is responsible for earthquakes in the Nepal/Himalaya region.
- 16th March 2016Name the 2015 international agreement in which countries agreed to try to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees C.
- 17th March 2016State one country where ecotourism has been used to help fund rainforest conservation.
- 18th March 2016A survey of 250 people found that 100 travel to work by car. Calculate the angle needed to show this on a pie chart.
- 19th March 2016State whether a population pyramid with a narrow base and a wider top is more likely to show a youthful population or an ageing population.
- 20th March 2016State one physical factor that can restrict a country's development.
- 21st March 2016Give one part of a hand pump that needs regular maintenance.
- 22nd March 2016Give one way that urban farming projects like sack gardens can improve a household's diet, other than increasing the total amount of food available.
- 23rd March 2016Give one household-level strategy for reducing water use in a sustainable city.
- 24th March 2016What is a water transfer scheme?
- 25th March 2016Define 'water security'.
- 26th March 2016State one advantage of siting a large windfarm on open moorland rather than close to a city.
- 27th March 2016How does an arete form?
- 28th March 2016State one reason why rural mountain communities in Nepal received aid more slowly than people in Kathmandu.
- 29th March 2016Is building a sea wall to cope with rising sea levels an example of mitigation or adaptation?
- 30th March 2016Give one way a debt-for-nature swap helps protect rainforest.
- 31st March 2016Which type of chart is most suitable for comparing the number of shops in five different town centres?