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August 2024 - GCSE Geography 5-a-day

Every GCSE Geography sheet published in August 2024, with answers. Physical processes, human patterns, case-study detail and fieldwork technique.

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August 2024

31 sheets · 155 questions · GCSE

Every sheet in August 2024

The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.

  1. 1st August 2024A farmer switches from flooding a field to drip irrigation. Give one reason this reduces the amount of water needed.
  2. 2nd August 2024Name one urban farming technique, other than a sack garden, that could be used to grow food in a small space in a city.
  3. 3rd August 2024State one transport strategy, other than cycling, that can reduce car use in a city centre.
  4. 4th August 2024Give one reason, other than population growth, why global demand for resources such as energy has increased in recent decades.
  5. 5th August 2024Give one physical factor that can cause a region to have low water availability.
  6. 6th August 2024Give one type of previous land use on the site where Whitelee Windfarm was built.
  7. 7th August 2024Name the process by which rock fragments carried within ice scrape and grind against the bedrock.
  8. 8th August 2024Suggest one reason why revised building codes introduced after the earthquake might take a long time to reduce risk across the whole country.
  9. 9th August 2024Is planting a forest to absorb carbon dioxide an example of mitigation or adaptation?
  10. 10th August 2024Why might selective logging with replanting be more sustainable than clear-felling?
  11. 11th August 2024Give 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.
  12. 12th August 2024Two countries plot at exactly the same point on a triangular graph of employment structure. State what this tells you about their economies.
  13. 13th August 2024Name the three components combined in the Human Development Index (HDI).
  14. 14th August 2024A community wants a water technology that villagers can repair themselves using local tools and materials. Which term describes this kind of technology?
  15. 15th August 2024What is the term for growing food within a city or town, rather than in the surrounding countryside?
  16. 16th August 2024Name one European district that is used as an example of sustainable urban design.
  17. 17th August 2024What is meant by 'resource security'?
  18. 18th August 2024State one way industrial growth increases a country's water demand.
  19. 19th August 2024What term describes the maximum electrical power a windfarm could generate if every turbine ran at full output at the same time?
  20. 20th August 2024Name the process by which meltwater refreezes around rock and moving ice pulls the loosened blocks away.
  21. 21st August 2024Give one reason why the avalanche triggered on Everest by the 2015 earthquake was particularly significant.
  22. 22nd August 2024Name one greenhouse gas released by burning fossil fuels.
  23. 23rd August 2024Give one limitation of relying only on international agreements to stop illegal logging.
  24. 24th August 2024State 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.
  25. 25th August 2024On a radial graph comparing five services, a spoke with a small enclosed area close to the centre indicates what about that service?
  26. 26th August 2024What name is given to aid provided immediately after a disaster to meet urgent needs such as food and shelter?
  27. 27th August 2024A 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.
  28. 28th August 2024State one crop type that grows well in a sack garden because it grows quickly and does not need deep roots.
  29. 29th August 2024Explain one way that green roofs can reduce a building's energy use.
  30. 30th August 2024Give one difference between agribusiness and organic farming.
  31. 31st August 2024Give one reason a shared, transboundary river can create uncertainty over water supply for a downstream country.