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October 2021 - GCSE Geography 5-a-day

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

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October 2021

31 sheets · 155 questions · GCSE

Every sheet in October 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 October 2021A 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.
  2. 2nd October 2021What is a corrie (or cirque)?
  3. 3rd October 2021Name the two tectonic plates whose collision is responsible for earthquakes in the Nepal/Himalaya region.
  4. 4th October 2021Name the 2015 international agreement in which countries agreed to try to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees C.
  5. 5th October 2021State one country where ecotourism has been used to help fund rainforest conservation.
  6. 6th October 2021A survey of 250 people found that 100 travel to work by car. Calculate the angle needed to show this on a pie chart.
  7. 7th October 2021State whether a population pyramid with a narrow base and a wider top is more likely to show a youthful population or an ageing population.
  8. 8th October 2021State one physical factor that can restrict a country's development.
  9. 9th October 2021Give one part of a hand pump that needs regular maintenance.
  10. 10th October 2021Give one way that urban farming projects like sack gardens can improve a household's diet, other than increasing the total amount of food available.
  11. 11th October 2021Give one household-level strategy for reducing water use in a sustainable city.
  12. 12th October 2021What is meant by 'resource security'?
  13. 13th October 2021Define 'water security'.
  14. 14th October 2021State one advantage of siting a large windfarm on open moorland rather than close to a city.
  15. 15th October 2021How does an arete form?
  16. 16th October 2021State one reason why rural mountain communities in Nepal received aid more slowly than people in Kathmandu.
  17. 17th October 2021Is building a sea wall to cope with rising sea levels an example of mitigation or adaptation?
  18. 18th October 2021Give one way a debt-for-nature swap helps protect rainforest.
  19. 19th October 2021Which type of chart is most suitable for comparing the number of shops in five different town centres?
  20. 20th October 2021In 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.
  21. 21st October 2021What does GNI stand for?
  22. 22nd October 2021A farmer switches from flooding a field to drip irrigation. Give one reason this reduces the amount of water needed.
  23. 23rd October 2021Name one urban farming technique, other than a sack garden, that could be used to grow food in a small space in a city.
  24. 24th October 2021State one transport strategy, other than cycling, that can reduce car use in a city centre.
  25. 25th October 2021Give one difference between agribusiness and organic farming.
  26. 26th October 2021Give one physical factor that can cause a region to have low water availability.
  27. 27th October 2021Give one type of previous land use on the site where Whitelee Windfarm was built.
  28. 28th October 2021Name the process by which rock fragments carried within ice scrape and grind against the bedrock.
  29. 29th October 2021Suggest one reason why revised building codes introduced after the earthquake might take a long time to reduce risk across the whole country.
  30. 30th October 2021Is planting a forest to absorb carbon dioxide an example of mitigation or adaptation?
  31. 31st October 2021Why might selective logging with replanting be more sustainable than clear-felling?