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July 2016 - GCSE Geography 5-a-day

Every GCSE Geography sheet published in July 2016, with answers. Physical processes, human patterns, case-study detail and fieldwork technique.

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July 2016

31 sheets · 155 questions · GCSE

Every sheet in July 2016

The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.

  1. 1st July 2016Two countries plot at exactly the same point on a triangular graph of employment structure. State what this tells you about their economies.
  2. 2nd July 2016Name the three components combined in the Human Development Index (HDI).
  3. 3rd July 2016A community wants a water technology that villagers can repair themselves using local tools and materials. Which term describes this kind of technology?
  4. 4th July 2016What is the term for growing food within a city or town, rather than in the surrounding countryside?
  5. 5th July 2016Name one European district that is used as an example of sustainable urban design.
  6. 6th July 2016What is a water transfer scheme?
  7. 7th July 2016State one way industrial growth increases a country's water demand.
  8. 8th July 2016What term describes the maximum electrical power a windfarm could generate if every turbine ran at full output at the same time?
  9. 9th July 2016Name the process by which meltwater refreezes around rock and moving ice pulls the loosened blocks away.
  10. 10th July 2016Give one reason why the avalanche triggered on Everest by the 2015 earthquake was particularly significant.
  11. 11th July 2016Name one greenhouse gas released by burning fossil fuels.
  12. 12th July 2016Give one limitation of relying only on international agreements to stop illegal logging.
  13. 13th July 2016State 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.
  14. 14th July 2016On a radial graph comparing five services, a spoke with a small enclosed area close to the centre indicates what about that service?
  15. 15th July 2016What name is given to aid provided immediately after a disaster to meet urgent needs such as food and shelter?
  16. 16th July 2016A 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.
  17. 17th July 2016State one crop type that grows well in a sack garden because it grows quickly and does not need deep roots.
  18. 18th July 2016Explain one way that green roofs can reduce a building's energy use.
  19. 19th July 2016Define 'food miles'.
  20. 20th July 2016Give one reason a shared, transboundary river can create uncertainty over water supply for a downstream country.
  21. 21st July 2016Explain why battery storage or backup power stations are needed alongside a windfarm like Whitelee.
  22. 22nd July 2016Why do hanging valleys often have waterfalls where they meet the main glacial trough?
  23. 23rd July 2016Give one reason why many Nepali homeowners could not rely on insurance payouts to help rebuild, unlike homeowners in some wealthier countries.
  24. 24th July 2016What term describes the natural process that keeps the Earth warm enough to support life?
  25. 25th July 2016What does 'sustainable management' of a rainforest mean?
  26. 26th July 2016Which type of graph is most suitable for showing how a river's discharge changes hour by hour during a flood?
  27. 27th July 2016Name the general shape of a population pyramid for a country with roughly similar numbers of people in each age group.
  28. 28th July 2016Give one social measure of development, other than life expectancy.
  29. 29th July 2016In which country is Kitui County, the location of a well-known community rainwater-harvesting project, found?
  30. 30th July 2016Calculate the monthly vegetable output of 15 sack gardens if each produces 3.5 kg per month.
  31. 31st July 2016Define 'urban sustainability'.