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May 2020 - GCSE Geography 5-a-day

Every GCSE Geography sheet published in May 2020, with answers. Physical processes, human patterns, case-study detail and fieldwork technique.

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May 2020

31 sheets · 155 questions · GCSE

Every sheet in May 2020

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 2020Suggest one reason why revised building codes introduced after the earthquake might take a long time to reduce risk across the whole country.
  2. 2nd May 2020Is planting a forest to absorb carbon dioxide an example of mitigation or adaptation?
  3. 3rd May 2020Why might selective logging with replanting be more sustainable than clear-felling?
  4. 4th May 2020Give 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.
  5. 5th May 2020Two countries plot at exactly the same point on a triangular graph of employment structure. State what this tells you about their economies.
  6. 6th May 2020Name the three components combined in the Human Development Index (HDI).
  7. 7th May 2020A community wants a water technology that villagers can repair themselves using local tools and materials. Which term describes this kind of technology?
  8. 8th May 2020What is the term for growing food within a city or town, rather than in the surrounding countryside?
  9. 9th May 2020Name one European district that is used as an example of sustainable urban design.
  10. 10th May 2020What is meant by 'resource security'?
  11. 11th May 2020State one way industrial growth increases a country's water demand.
  12. 12th May 2020What term describes the maximum electrical power a windfarm could generate if every turbine ran at full output at the same time?
  13. 13th May 2020Name the process by which meltwater refreezes around rock and moving ice pulls the loosened blocks away.
  14. 14th May 2020Give one reason why the avalanche triggered on Everest by the 2015 earthquake was particularly significant.
  15. 15th May 2020Name one greenhouse gas released by burning fossil fuels.
  16. 16th May 2020Give one limitation of relying only on international agreements to stop illegal logging.
  17. 17th May 2020State 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.
  18. 18th May 2020On a radial graph comparing five services, a spoke with a small enclosed area close to the centre indicates what about that service?
  19. 19th May 2020What name is given to aid provided immediately after a disaster to meet urgent needs such as food and shelter?
  20. 20th May 2020A 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.
  21. 21st May 2020State one crop type that grows well in a sack garden because it grows quickly and does not need deep roots.
  22. 22nd May 2020Explain one way that green roofs can reduce a building's energy use.
  23. 23rd May 2020Give one difference between agribusiness and organic farming.
  24. 24th May 2020Give one reason a shared, transboundary river can create uncertainty over water supply for a downstream country.
  25. 25th May 2020Explain why battery storage or backup power stations are needed alongside a windfarm like Whitelee.
  26. 26th May 2020Why do hanging valleys often have waterfalls where they meet the main glacial trough?
  27. 27th May 2020Give one reason why many Nepali homeowners could not rely on insurance payouts to help rebuild, unlike homeowners in some wealthier countries.
  28. 28th May 2020What term describes the natural process that keeps the Earth warm enough to support life?
  29. 29th May 2020What does 'sustainable management' of a rainforest mean?
  30. 30th May 2020Which type of graph is most suitable for showing how a river's discharge changes hour by hour during a flood?
  31. 31st May 2020Name the general shape of a population pyramid for a country with roughly similar numbers of people in each age group.