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October 2017 - GCSE Geography 5-a-day

Every GCSE Geography sheet published in October 2017, with answers. Physical processes, human patterns, case-study detail and fieldwork technique.

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October 2017

31 sheets · 155 questions · GCSE

Every sheet in October 2017

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

  1. 1st October 2017A farmer switches from flooding a field to drip irrigation. Give one reason this reduces the amount of water needed.
  2. 2nd October 2017Name one urban farming technique, other than a sack garden, that could be used to grow food in a small space in a city.
  3. 3rd October 2017State one transport strategy, other than cycling, that can reduce car use in a city centre.
  4. 4th October 2017Give one reason, other than population growth, why global demand for resources such as energy has increased in recent decades.
  5. 5th October 2017Give one physical factor that can cause a region to have low water availability.
  6. 6th October 2017Give one type of previous land use on the site where Whitelee Windfarm was built.
  7. 7th October 2017Name the process by which rock fragments carried within ice scrape and grind against the bedrock.
  8. 8th October 2017Suggest one reason why revised building codes introduced after the earthquake might take a long time to reduce risk across the whole country.
  9. 9th October 2017Is planting a forest to absorb carbon dioxide an example of mitigation or adaptation?
  10. 10th October 2017Why might selective logging with replanting be more sustainable than clear-felling?
  11. 11th October 2017Give one reason why a compound (divided) bar chart might be chosen over a simple bar chart when comparing rainfall from two different rain gauges each month.
  12. 12th October 2017Two countries plot at exactly the same point on a triangular graph of employment structure. State what this tells you about their economies.
  13. 13th October 2017Name the three components combined in the Human Development Index (HDI).
  14. 14th October 2017A community wants a water technology that villagers can repair themselves using local tools and materials. Which term describes this kind of technology?
  15. 15th October 2017What is the term for growing food within a city or town, rather than in the surrounding countryside?
  16. 16th October 2017Name one European district that is used as an example of sustainable urban design.
  17. 17th October 2017What is meant by 'resource security'?
  18. 18th October 2017State one way industrial growth increases a country's water demand.
  19. 19th October 2017What term describes the maximum electrical power a windfarm could generate if every turbine ran at full output at the same time?
  20. 20th October 2017Name the process by which meltwater refreezes around rock and moving ice pulls the loosened blocks away.
  21. 21st October 2017Give one reason why the avalanche triggered on Everest by the 2015 earthquake was particularly significant.
  22. 22nd October 2017Name one greenhouse gas released by burning fossil fuels.
  23. 23rd October 2017Give one limitation of relying only on international agreements to stop illegal logging.
  24. 24th October 2017State 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.
  25. 25th October 2017On a radial graph comparing five services, a spoke with a small enclosed area close to the centre indicates what about that service?
  26. 26th October 2017What name is given to aid provided immediately after a disaster to meet urgent needs such as food and shelter?
  27. 27th October 2017A 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.
  28. 28th October 2017State one crop type that grows well in a sack garden because it grows quickly and does not need deep roots.
  29. 29th October 2017Explain one way that green roofs can reduce a building's energy use.
  30. 30th October 2017Give one difference between agribusiness and organic farming.
  31. 31st October 2017Give one reason a shared, transboundary river can create uncertainty over water supply for a downstream country.