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August 2019 - GCSE Geography 5-a-day
Every GCSE Geography sheet published in August 2019, with answers. Physical processes, human patterns, case-study detail and fieldwork technique.
Every sheet in August 2019
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st August 2019What is a glacial trough?
- 2nd August 2019In which mountain range does Nepal lie, making it prone to earthquakes?
- 3rd August 2019Name one piece of evidence, other than ice cores, that scientists use to study past climate.
- 4th August 2019Name one type of certification scheme that labels timber from sustainably managed forests.
- 5th August 2019A pie chart shows land use split into farmland 60%, woodland 25% and urban 15%. Calculate the angle for the farmland sector.
- 6th August 2019On a triangular graph for employment structure, which corner would a country with almost all workers employed in farming be plotted closest to?
- 7th August 2019Give one example of a bottom-up development strategy.
- 8th August 2019Put these parts of a rainwater-harvesting system in the order water passes through them: storage tank, roof, filter, guttering.
- 9th August 2019Suggest 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 August 2019A 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 August 2019State whether the north and west of the UK, or the south and east, has the larger water surplus, and give one reason why.
- 12th August 2019Give one reason why global water demand has risen due to population change.
- 13th August 2019A 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 August 2019What is a corrie (or cirque)?
- 15th August 2019Name the two tectonic plates whose collision is responsible for earthquakes in the Nepal/Himalaya region.
- 16th August 2019Name the 2015 international agreement in which countries agreed to try to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees C.
- 17th August 2019State one country where ecotourism has been used to help fund rainforest conservation.
- 18th August 2019A survey of 250 people found that 100 travel to work by car. Calculate the angle needed to show this on a pie chart.
- 19th August 2019State 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 August 2019State one physical factor that can restrict a country's development.
- 21st August 2019Give one part of a hand pump that needs regular maintenance.
- 22nd August 2019Give 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 August 2019Give one household-level strategy for reducing water use in a sustainable city.
- 24th August 2019What is a water transfer scheme?
- 25th August 2019Define 'water security'.
- 26th August 2019State one advantage of siting a large windfarm on open moorland rather than close to a city.
- 27th August 2019How does an arete form?
- 28th August 2019State one reason why rural mountain communities in Nepal received aid more slowly than people in Kathmandu.
- 29th August 2019Is building a sea wall to cope with rising sea levels an example of mitigation or adaptation?
- 30th August 2019Give one way a debt-for-nature swap helps protect rainforest.
- 31st August 2019Which type of chart is most suitable for comparing the number of shops in five different town centres?