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August 1958

31 sheets · 155 questions · GCSE

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  1. 1st August 1958Is building a sea wall to cope with rising sea levels an example of mitigation or adaptation?
  2. 2nd August 1958Give one way a debt-for-nature swap helps protect rainforest.
  3. 3rd August 1958Which type of chart is most suitable for comparing the number of shops in five different town centres?
  4. 4th August 1958In Town S, five services are scored out of 100 as follows: Health 72, Education 58, Transport 64, Housing 80, Employment 66. Calculate the mean score across the five services.
  5. 5th August 1958What does GNI stand for?
  6. 6th August 1958A farmer switches from flooding a field to drip irrigation. Give one reason this reduces the amount of water needed.
  7. 7th August 1958Name one urban farming technique, other than a sack garden, that could be used to grow food in a small space in a city.
  8. 8th August 1958State one transport strategy, other than cycling, that can reduce car use in a city centre.
  9. 9th August 1958Give one difference between agribusiness and organic farming.
  10. 10th August 1958Give one physical factor that can cause a region to have low water availability.
  11. 11th August 1958Give one type of previous land use on the site where Whitelee Windfarm was built.
  12. 12th August 1958Name the process by which rock fragments carried within ice scrape and grind against the bedrock.
  13. 13th August 1958Suggest one reason why revised building codes introduced after the earthquake might take a long time to reduce risk across the whole country.
  14. 14th August 1958Is planting a forest to absorb carbon dioxide an example of mitigation or adaptation?
  15. 15th August 1958Why might selective logging with replanting be more sustainable than clear-felling?
  16. 16th August 1958Give 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.
  17. 17th August 1958Two countries plot at exactly the same point on a triangular graph of employment structure. State what this tells you about their economies.
  18. 18th August 1958Name the three components combined in the Human Development Index (HDI).
  19. 19th August 1958A community wants a water technology that villagers can repair themselves using local tools and materials. Which term describes this kind of technology?
  20. 20th August 1958What is the term for growing food within a city or town, rather than in the surrounding countryside?
  21. 21st August 1958Name one European district that is used as an example of sustainable urban design.
  22. 22nd August 1958A supermarket can import strawberries flown a distance of 8,400 km, or buy strawberries grown 240 km away in the UK. Calculate how many times further the imported strawberries travel than the UK-grown ones.
  23. 23rd August 1958State one way industrial growth increases a country's water demand.
  24. 24th August 1958What term describes the maximum electrical power a windfarm could generate if every turbine ran at full output at the same time?
  25. 25th August 1958Name the process by which meltwater refreezes around rock and moving ice pulls the loosened blocks away.
  26. 26th August 1958Give one reason why the avalanche triggered on Everest by the 2015 earthquake was particularly significant.
  27. 27th August 1958Name one greenhouse gas released by burning fossil fuels.
  28. 28th August 1958Give one limitation of relying only on international agreements to stop illegal logging.
  29. 29th August 1958State 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.
  30. 30th August 1958On a radial graph comparing five services, a spoke with a small enclosed area close to the centre indicates what about that service?
  31. 31st August 1958What name is given to aid provided immediately after a disaster to meet urgent needs such as food and shelter?