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May 2023 - GCSE Geography 5-a-day

Every GCSE Geography sheet published in May 2023, with answers. Physical processes, human patterns, case-study detail and fieldwork technique.

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May 2023

31 sheets · 155 questions · GCSE

Every sheet in May 2023

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 2023Give 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 May 2023Two countries plot at exactly the same point on a triangular graph of employment structure. State what this tells you about their economies.
  3. 3rd May 2023Name the three components combined in the Human Development Index (HDI).
  4. 4th May 2023A community wants a water technology that villagers can repair themselves using local tools and materials. Which term describes this kind of technology?
  5. 5th May 2023What is the term for growing food within a city or town, rather than in the surrounding countryside?
  6. 6th May 2023Name one European district that is used as an example of sustainable urban design.
  7. 7th May 2023What is a water transfer scheme?
  8. 8th May 2023State one way industrial growth increases a country's water demand.
  9. 9th May 2023What term describes the maximum electrical power a windfarm could generate if every turbine ran at full output at the same time?
  10. 10th May 2023Name the process by which meltwater refreezes around rock and moving ice pulls the loosened blocks away.
  11. 11th May 2023Give one reason why the avalanche triggered on Everest by the 2015 earthquake was particularly significant.
  12. 12th May 2023Name one greenhouse gas released by burning fossil fuels.
  13. 13th May 2023Give one limitation of relying only on international agreements to stop illegal logging.
  14. 14th May 2023State 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 May 2023On a radial graph comparing five services, a spoke with a small enclosed area close to the centre indicates what about that service?
  16. 16th May 2023What name is given to aid provided immediately after a disaster to meet urgent needs such as food and shelter?
  17. 17th May 2023A 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 May 2023State one crop type that grows well in a sack garden because it grows quickly and does not need deep roots.
  19. 19th May 2023Explain one way that green roofs can reduce a building's energy use.
  20. 20th May 2023Define 'food miles'.
  21. 21st May 2023Give one reason a shared, transboundary river can create uncertainty over water supply for a downstream country.
  22. 22nd May 2023Explain why battery storage or backup power stations are needed alongside a windfarm like Whitelee.
  23. 23rd May 2023Why do hanging valleys often have waterfalls where they meet the main glacial trough?
  24. 24th May 2023Give one reason why many Nepali homeowners could not rely on insurance payouts to help rebuild, unlike homeowners in some wealthier countries.
  25. 25th May 2023What term describes the natural process that keeps the Earth warm enough to support life?
  26. 26th May 2023What does 'sustainable management' of a rainforest mean?
  27. 27th May 2023Which type of graph is most suitable for showing how a river's discharge changes hour by hour during a flood?
  28. 28th May 2023Name the general shape of a population pyramid for a country with roughly similar numbers of people in each age group.
  29. 29th May 2023Give one social measure of development, other than life expectancy.
  30. 30th May 2023In which country is Kitui County, the location of a well-known community rainwater-harvesting project, found?
  31. 31st May 2023Calculate the monthly vegetable output of 15 sack gardens if each produces 3.5 kg per month.