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September 2021 - GCSE Geography 5-a-day

Every GCSE Geography sheet published in September 2021, with answers. Physical processes, human patterns, case-study detail and fieldwork technique.

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September 2021

30 sheets · 150 questions · GCSE

Every sheet in September 2021

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 2021State one crop type that grows well in a sack garden because it grows quickly and does not need deep roots.
  2. 2nd September 2021Explain one way that green roofs can reduce a building's energy use.
  3. 3rd September 2021Define 'food miles'.
  4. 4th September 2021Give one reason a shared, transboundary river can create uncertainty over water supply for a downstream country.
  5. 5th September 2021Explain why battery storage or backup power stations are needed alongside a windfarm like Whitelee.
  6. 6th September 2021Why do hanging valleys often have waterfalls where they meet the main glacial trough?
  7. 7th September 2021Give one reason why many Nepali homeowners could not rely on insurance payouts to help rebuild, unlike homeowners in some wealthier countries.
  8. 8th September 2021What term describes the natural process that keeps the Earth warm enough to support life?
  9. 9th September 2021What does 'sustainable management' of a rainforest mean?
  10. 10th September 2021Which type of graph is most suitable for showing how a river's discharge changes hour by hour during a flood?
  11. 11th September 2021Name the general shape of a population pyramid for a country with roughly similar numbers of people in each age group.
  12. 12th September 2021Give one social measure of development, other than life expectancy.
  13. 13th September 2021In which country is Kitui County, the location of a well-known community rainwater-harvesting project, found?
  14. 14th September 2021Calculate the monthly vegetable output of 15 sack gardens if each produces 3.5 kg per month.
  15. 15th September 2021Define 'urban sustainability'.
  16. 16th September 2021Name the power station whose closure in 2024 ended coal-fired electricity generation in Great Britain.
  17. 17th September 2021State one human factor that can reduce the amount of usable fresh water in a river.
  18. 18th September 2021Name the country within the UK where Whitelee Windfarm is located.
  19. 19th September 2021What is a glacial trough?
  20. 20th September 2021In which mountain range does Nepal lie, making it prone to earthquakes?
  21. 21st September 2021Name one piece of evidence, other than ice cores, that scientists use to study past climate.
  22. 22nd September 2021Name one type of certification scheme that labels timber from sustainably managed forests.
  23. 23rd September 2021A pie chart shows land use split into farmland 60%, woodland 25% and urban 15%. Calculate the angle for the farmland sector.
  24. 24th September 2021On a triangular graph for employment structure, which corner would a country with almost all workers employed in farming be plotted closest to?
  25. 25th September 2021Give one example of a bottom-up development strategy.
  26. 26th September 2021Put these parts of a rainwater-harvesting system in the order water passes through them: storage tank, roof, filter, guttering.
  27. 27th September 2021Suggest 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.
  28. 28th September 2021A 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.
  29. 29th September 2021Give one reason, other than population growth, why global demand for resources such as energy has increased in recent decades.
  30. 30th September 2021Give one reason why global water demand has risen due to population change.