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November 2021 - GCSE Geography 5-a-day

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

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November 2021

30 sheets · 150 questions · GCSE

Every sheet in November 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 November 2021Give 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.
  2. 2nd November 2021Two countries plot at exactly the same point on a triangular graph of employment structure. State what this tells you about their economies.
  3. 3rd November 2021Name the three components combined in the Human Development Index (HDI).
  4. 4th November 2021A community wants a water technology that villagers can repair themselves using local tools and materials. Which term describes this kind of technology?
  5. 5th November 2021What is the term for growing food within a city or town, rather than in the surrounding countryside?
  6. 6th November 2021Name one European district that is used as an example of sustainable urban design.
  7. 7th November 2021A 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.
  8. 8th November 2021State one way industrial growth increases a country's water demand.
  9. 9th November 2021What term describes the maximum electrical power a windfarm could generate if every turbine ran at full output at the same time?
  10. 10th November 2021Name the process by which meltwater refreezes around rock and moving ice pulls the loosened blocks away.
  11. 11th November 2021Give one reason why the avalanche triggered on Everest by the 2015 earthquake was particularly significant.
  12. 12th November 2021Name one greenhouse gas released by burning fossil fuels.
  13. 13th November 2021Give one limitation of relying only on international agreements to stop illegal logging.
  14. 14th November 2021State 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.
  15. 15th November 2021On a radial graph comparing five services, a spoke with a small enclosed area close to the centre indicates what about that service?
  16. 16th November 2021What name is given to aid provided immediately after a disaster to meet urgent needs such as food and shelter?
  17. 17th November 2021A 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.
  18. 18th November 2021State one crop type that grows well in a sack garden because it grows quickly and does not need deep roots.
  19. 19th November 2021Explain one way that green roofs can reduce a building's energy use.
  20. 20th November 2021State whether the north and west of the UK, or the south and east, has the larger water surplus, and give one reason why.
  21. 21st November 2021Give one reason a shared, transboundary river can create uncertainty over water supply for a downstream country.
  22. 22nd November 2021Explain why battery storage or backup power stations are needed alongside a windfarm like Whitelee.
  23. 23rd November 2021Why do hanging valleys often have waterfalls where they meet the main glacial trough?
  24. 24th November 2021Give one reason why many Nepali homeowners could not rely on insurance payouts to help rebuild, unlike homeowners in some wealthier countries.
  25. 25th November 2021What term describes the natural process that keeps the Earth warm enough to support life?
  26. 26th November 2021What does 'sustainable management' of a rainforest mean?
  27. 27th November 2021Which type of graph is most suitable for showing how a river's discharge changes hour by hour during a flood?
  28. 28th November 2021Name the general shape of a population pyramid for a country with roughly similar numbers of people in each age group.
  29. 29th November 2021Give one social measure of development, other than life expectancy.
  30. 30th November 2021In which country is Kitui County, the location of a well-known community rainwater-harvesting project, found?