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October 1958 5-a-day

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October 1958

31 sheets · 155 questions · GCSE

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  1. 1st October 1958Give one reason why global water demand has risen due to population change.
  2. 2nd October 1958A windfarm generates 640 GWh in one year. If this is expected to rise by 15% the following year, calculate the expected generation for that following year, to the nearest GWh.
  3. 3rd October 1958What is a corrie (or cirque)?
  4. 4th October 1958Name the two tectonic plates whose collision is responsible for earthquakes in the Nepal/Himalaya region.
  5. 5th October 1958Name the 2015 international agreement in which countries agreed to try to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees C.
  6. 6th October 1958State one country where ecotourism has been used to help fund rainforest conservation.
  7. 7th October 1958A survey of 250 people found that 100 travel to work by car. Calculate the angle needed to show this on a pie chart.
  8. 8th October 1958State whether a population pyramid with a narrow base and a wider top is more likely to show a youthful population or an ageing population.
  9. 9th October 1958State one physical factor that can restrict a country's development.
  10. 10th October 1958Give one part of a hand pump that needs regular maintenance.
  11. 11th October 1958Give one way that urban farming projects like sack gardens can improve a household's diet, other than increasing the total amount of food available.
  12. 12th October 1958Give one household-level strategy for reducing water use in a sustainable city.
  13. 13th October 1958Name the power station whose closure in 2024 ended coal-fired electricity generation in Great Britain.
  14. 14th October 1958Define 'water security'.
  15. 15th October 1958State one advantage of siting a large windfarm on open moorland rather than close to a city.
  16. 16th October 1958How does an arete form?
  17. 17th October 1958State one reason why rural mountain communities in Nepal received aid more slowly than people in Kathmandu.
  18. 18th October 1958Is building a sea wall to cope with rising sea levels an example of mitigation or adaptation?
  19. 19th October 1958Give one way a debt-for-nature swap helps protect rainforest.
  20. 20th October 1958Which type of chart is most suitable for comparing the number of shops in five different town centres?
  21. 21st October 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.
  22. 22nd October 1958What does GNI stand for?
  23. 23rd October 1958A farmer switches from flooding a field to drip irrigation. Give one reason this reduces the amount of water needed.
  24. 24th October 1958Name one urban farming technique, other than a sack garden, that could be used to grow food in a small space in a city.
  25. 25th October 1958State one transport strategy, other than cycling, that can reduce car use in a city centre.
  26. 26th October 1958Give one reason, other than population growth, why global demand for resources such as energy has increased in recent decades.
  27. 27th October 1958Give one physical factor that can cause a region to have low water availability.
  28. 28th October 1958Give one type of previous land use on the site where Whitelee Windfarm was built.
  29. 29th October 1958Name the process by which rock fragments carried within ice scrape and grind against the bedrock.
  30. 30th October 1958Suggest one reason why revised building codes introduced after the earthquake might take a long time to reduce risk across the whole country.
  31. 31st October 1958Is planting a forest to absorb carbon dioxide an example of mitigation or adaptation?