Free Edexcel GCSE Geography
Practice Paper

What is a hanging valley?

1. A valley that hangs over the sea at the coast
2. A valley with a winding river running through it
3. A valley that has been filled with moraine
4. A tributary valley left high above the main glacial valley

What is meant by "goods" provided by ecosystems?

1. Services such as cleaning air and water
2. Laws that protect wildlife
3. Roads built through forests
4. Useful products such as timber, food and medicines

What is counter-urbanisation?

1. People moving from villages into cities
2. People moving out of cities to smaller towns and rural areas
3. Cities growing taller with skyscrapers
4. Factories moving into city centres

What is a "push factor"?

1. Something that attracts people to an area
2. A road that links two cities
3. A law controlling migration
4. Something that encourages people to leave an area

What is international aid?

1. Money borrowed by a country from its own people
2. Help given by one country or organisation to another
3. Goods sold between two countries
4. Taxes paid by tourists

What is an emerging country?

1. A country with no economic growth at all
2. A country that has only just been formed
3. A country that has no industry of its own
4. A country whose economy is growing rapidly, such as India

What is plucking?

1. Ice freezing onto rock and pulling pieces away as the glacier moves
2. Rocks in the ice scraping the valley floor
3. Water dissolving rock beneath the ice
4. Wind blowing loose rock across the valley

What does the Human Development Index (HDI) combine?

1. Population, area and climate
2. Life expectancy, education and income
3. Exports, imports and tourism
4. Rainfall, temperature and altitude