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May 2018 - GCSE Geography 5-a-day

Every GCSE Geography sheet published in May 2018, with answers. Physical processes, human patterns, case-study detail and fieldwork technique.

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May 2018

31 sheets · 155 questions · GCSE

Every sheet in May 2018

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

  1. 1st May 2018Give one reason why global water demand has risen due to population change.
  2. 2nd May 2018A 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.
  3. 3rd May 2018What is a corrie (or cirque)?
  4. 4th May 2018Name the two tectonic plates whose collision is responsible for earthquakes in the Nepal/Himalaya region.
  5. 5th May 2018Name the 2015 international agreement in which countries agreed to try to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees C.
  6. 6th May 2018State one country where ecotourism has been used to help fund rainforest conservation.
  7. 7th May 2018A survey of 250 people found that 100 travel to work by car. Calculate the angle needed to show this on a pie chart.
  8. 8th May 2018State whether a population pyramid with a narrow base and a wider top is more likely to show a youthful population or an ageing population.
  9. 9th May 2018State one physical factor that can restrict a country's development.
  10. 10th May 2018Give one part of a hand pump that needs regular maintenance.
  11. 11th May 2018Give one way that urban farming projects like sack gardens can improve a household's diet, other than increasing the total amount of food available.
  12. 12th May 2018Give one household-level strategy for reducing water use in a sustainable city.
  13. 13th May 2018What is meant by 'resource security'?
  14. 14th May 2018Define 'water security'.
  15. 15th May 2018State one advantage of siting a large windfarm on open moorland rather than close to a city.
  16. 16th May 2018How does an arete form?
  17. 17th May 2018State one reason why rural mountain communities in Nepal received aid more slowly than people in Kathmandu.
  18. 18th May 2018Is building a sea wall to cope with rising sea levels an example of mitigation or adaptation?
  19. 19th May 2018Give one way a debt-for-nature swap helps protect rainforest.
  20. 20th May 2018Which type of chart is most suitable for comparing the number of shops in five different town centres?
  21. 21st May 2018In Town S, five services are scored out of 100 as follows: Health 72, Education 58, Transport 64, Housing 80, Employment 66. Calculate the mean score across the five services.
  22. 22nd May 2018What does GNI stand for?
  23. 23rd May 2018A farmer switches from flooding a field to drip irrigation. Give one reason this reduces the amount of water needed.
  24. 24th May 2018Name one urban farming technique, other than a sack garden, that could be used to grow food in a small space in a city.
  25. 25th May 2018State one transport strategy, other than cycling, that can reduce car use in a city centre.
  26. 26th May 2018Give one difference between agribusiness and organic farming.
  27. 27th May 2018Give one physical factor that can cause a region to have low water availability.
  28. 28th May 2018Give one type of previous land use on the site where Whitelee Windfarm was built.
  29. 29th May 2018Name the process by which rock fragments carried within ice scrape and grind against the bedrock.
  30. 30th May 2018Suggest one reason why revised building codes introduced after the earthquake might take a long time to reduce risk across the whole country.
  31. 31st May 2018Is planting a forest to absorb carbon dioxide an example of mitigation or adaptation?