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September 2018 - GCSE Geography 5-a-day

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

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September 2018

30 sheets · 150 questions · GCSE

Every sheet in September 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 September 2018State 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.
  2. 2nd September 2018On a radial graph comparing five services, a spoke with a small enclosed area close to the centre indicates what about that service?
  3. 3rd September 2018What name is given to aid provided immediately after a disaster to meet urgent needs such as food and shelter?
  4. 4th September 2018A 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.
  5. 5th September 2018State one crop type that grows well in a sack garden because it grows quickly and does not need deep roots.
  6. 6th September 2018Explain one way that green roofs can reduce a building's energy use.
  7. 7th September 2018Give one difference between agribusiness and organic farming.
  8. 8th September 2018Give one reason a shared, transboundary river can create uncertainty over water supply for a downstream country.
  9. 9th September 2018Explain why battery storage or backup power stations are needed alongside a windfarm like Whitelee.
  10. 10th September 2018Why do hanging valleys often have waterfalls where they meet the main glacial trough?
  11. 11th September 2018Give one reason why many Nepali homeowners could not rely on insurance payouts to help rebuild, unlike homeowners in some wealthier countries.
  12. 12th September 2018What term describes the natural process that keeps the Earth warm enough to support life?
  13. 13th September 2018What does 'sustainable management' of a rainforest mean?
  14. 14th September 2018Which type of graph is most suitable for showing how a river's discharge changes hour by hour during a flood?
  15. 15th September 2018Name the general shape of a population pyramid for a country with roughly similar numbers of people in each age group.
  16. 16th September 2018Give one social measure of development, other than life expectancy.
  17. 17th September 2018In which country is Kitui County, the location of a well-known community rainwater-harvesting project, found?
  18. 18th September 2018Calculate the monthly vegetable output of 15 sack gardens if each produces 3.5 kg per month.
  19. 19th September 2018Define 'urban sustainability'.
  20. 20th September 2018A supermarket can import strawberries flown a distance of 8,400 km, or buy strawberries grown 240 km away in the UK. Calculate how many times further the imported strawberries travel than the UK-grown ones.
  21. 21st September 2018State one human factor that can reduce the amount of usable fresh water in a river.
  22. 22nd September 2018Name the country within the UK where Whitelee Windfarm is located.
  23. 23rd September 2018What is a glacial trough?
  24. 24th September 2018In which mountain range does Nepal lie, making it prone to earthquakes?
  25. 25th September 2018Name one piece of evidence, other than ice cores, that scientists use to study past climate.
  26. 26th September 2018Name one type of certification scheme that labels timber from sustainably managed forests.
  27. 27th September 2018A pie chart shows land use split into farmland 60%, woodland 25% and urban 15%. Calculate the angle for the farmland sector.
  28. 28th September 2018On a triangular graph for employment structure, which corner would a country with almost all workers employed in farming be plotted closest to?
  29. 29th September 2018Give one example of a bottom-up development strategy.
  30. 30th September 2018Put these parts of a rainwater-harvesting system in the order water passes through them: storage tank, roof, filter, guttering.