Q1 · Difficulty 1/3
The growth in the share of people living in cities is:
- urbanisation
- counter-urbanisation
- suburbanisation only
- migration only
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✓ Answer: A — urbanisation
Urbanisation is the rising urban share.
WJEC · GCSE · Geography
Free WJEC GCSE Geography
Practice Paper
8 mixed-difficulty practice questions in the style of real WJEC GCSE papers — answers, mark-scheme-style explanations, and the official exam structure all on one page.
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Paper 1
Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, ~70-100 marks. Covers Topics 1-4 of the specification.
Paper 2
Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, ~70-100 marks. Covers Topics 5-8 of the specification.
Paper 3
Where applicable — e.g. Combined Science, Languages. Includes synoptic and applied questions.
Total exam time: ~3 hours across two or three papers.
Grading: Grades: 9 (highest) to 1 (lowest), with U (ungraded). A grade of 4 is a standard pass; 5 is a strong pass.
Grading: Grades: 9 (highest) to 1 (lowest), with U (ungraded). A grade of 4 is a standard pass; 5 is a strong pass.
Mini practice paper: 8 questions
Mixed-difficulty questions from across the Geography syllabus. Tap "Show answer" after each to check yourself.
Q2 · Difficulty 1/3
The variety of species in an area is:
- biodiversity
- biomass
- a biome
- a habitat
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✓ Answer: A — biodiversity
Biodiversity is the range of species.
Q3 · Difficulty 1/3
The long-term average of weather is:
- weather
- forecast
- pressure
- climate
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✓ Answer: D — climate
Climate is the long-term average.
Q4 · Difficulty 2/3
Building design that reduces earthquake damage is:
- deforestation
- urbanisation
- migration
- earthquake-resistant construction
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✓ Answer: D — earthquake-resistant construction
Resistant buildings reduce damage.
Q5 · Difficulty 2/3
The point where an earthquake starts underground is the:
- fault line only
- crater
- focus
- epicentre
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✓ Answer: C — focus
The focus is the origin underground.
Q6 · Difficulty 2/3
A coastal landform of erosion is a:
- beach
- spit
- bar
- stack
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✓ Answer: D — stack
Stacks are erosional; beaches/spits are depositional.
Q7 · Difficulty 2/3
The scale measuring earthquake magnitude is the:
- pH scale
- Mohs scale
- Richter scale
- Beaufort scale
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✓ Answer: C — Richter scale
The Richter scale measures magnitude.
Q8 · Difficulty 1/3
Traffic congestion is a common UK urban:
- solution
- resource
- challenge
- benefit
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✓ Answer: C — challenge
Congestion is a key urban challenge.
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WJEC GCSE Geography FAQ
What does the WJEC GCSE Geography exam look like?
The WJEC GCSE Geography exam is structured across 3 components. Paper 1: Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, ~70-100 marks. Covers Topics 1-4 of the specification. Paper 2: Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, ~70-100 marks. Covers Topics 5-8 of the specification. Paper 3: Where applicable — e.g. Combined Science, Languages. Includes synoptic and applied questions. Total exam time: ~3 hours across two or three papers.
Can I download a free WJEC GCSE Geography past paper?
Real WJEC past papers are published directly by WJEC on their official website. Kramizo doesn't redistribute copyrighted past papers, but we do generate free AI-written practice papers in the exact same style — same command words, same difficulty tier, same mark conventions. Use this practice paper as warm-up, then time yourself on official past papers before exam day.
How is WJEC GCSE Geography graded?
Grades: 9 (highest) to 1 (lowest), with U (ungraded). A grade of 4 is a standard pass; 5 is a strong pass. Kramizo's practice questions are tagged with difficulty 1-3 mapping roughly to the lower, middle, and top grade boundaries you'll encounter in the real exam.