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October 2023 - GCSE Geography 5-a-day

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

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October 2023

31 sheets · 155 questions · GCSE

Every sheet in October 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 October 2023Suggest one reason why revised building codes introduced after the earthquake might take a long time to reduce risk across the whole country.
  2. 2nd October 2023Is planting a forest to absorb carbon dioxide an example of mitigation or adaptation?
  3. 3rd October 2023Why might selective logging with replanting be more sustainable than clear-felling?
  4. 4th October 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.
  5. 5th October 2023Two countries plot at exactly the same point on a triangular graph of employment structure. State what this tells you about their economies.
  6. 6th October 2023Name the three components combined in the Human Development Index (HDI).
  7. 7th October 2023A community wants a water technology that villagers can repair themselves using local tools and materials. Which term describes this kind of technology?
  8. 8th October 2023What is the term for growing food within a city or town, rather than in the surrounding countryside?
  9. 9th October 2023Name one European district that is used as an example of sustainable urban design.
  10. 10th October 2023What is meant by 'resource security'?
  11. 11th October 2023State one way industrial growth increases a country's water demand.
  12. 12th October 2023What term describes the maximum electrical power a windfarm could generate if every turbine ran at full output at the same time?
  13. 13th October 2023Name the process by which meltwater refreezes around rock and moving ice pulls the loosened blocks away.
  14. 14th October 2023Give one reason why the avalanche triggered on Everest by the 2015 earthquake was particularly significant.
  15. 15th October 2023Name one greenhouse gas released by burning fossil fuels.
  16. 16th October 2023Give one limitation of relying only on international agreements to stop illegal logging.
  17. 17th October 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.
  18. 18th October 2023On a radial graph comparing five services, a spoke with a small enclosed area close to the centre indicates what about that service?
  19. 19th October 2023What name is given to aid provided immediately after a disaster to meet urgent needs such as food and shelter?
  20. 20th October 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.
  21. 21st October 2023State one crop type that grows well in a sack garden because it grows quickly and does not need deep roots.
  22. 22nd October 2023Explain one way that green roofs can reduce a building's energy use.
  23. 23rd October 2023Give one difference between agribusiness and organic farming.
  24. 24th October 2023Give one reason a shared, transboundary river can create uncertainty over water supply for a downstream country.
  25. 25th October 2023Explain why battery storage or backup power stations are needed alongside a windfarm like Whitelee.
  26. 26th October 2023Why do hanging valleys often have waterfalls where they meet the main glacial trough?
  27. 27th October 2023Give one reason why many Nepali homeowners could not rely on insurance payouts to help rebuild, unlike homeowners in some wealthier countries.
  28. 28th October 2023What term describes the natural process that keeps the Earth warm enough to support life?
  29. 29th October 2023What does 'sustainable management' of a rainforest mean?
  30. 30th October 2023Which type of graph is most suitable for showing how a river's discharge changes hour by hour during a flood?
  31. 31st October 2023Name the general shape of a population pyramid for a country with roughly similar numbers of people in each age group.