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June 1961 5-a-day

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June 1961

30 sheets · 150 questions · GCSE

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  1. 1st June 1961What is meant by 'resource security'?
  2. 2nd June 1961State one way industrial growth increases a country's water demand.
  3. 3rd June 1961What term describes the maximum electrical power a windfarm could generate if every turbine ran at full output at the same time?
  4. 4th June 1961Name the process by which meltwater refreezes around rock and moving ice pulls the loosened blocks away.
  5. 5th June 1961Give one reason why the avalanche triggered on Everest by the 2015 earthquake was particularly significant.
  6. 6th June 1961Name one greenhouse gas released by burning fossil fuels.
  7. 7th June 1961Give one limitation of relying only on international agreements to stop illegal logging.
  8. 8th June 1961State 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.
  9. 9th June 1961On a radial graph comparing five services, a spoke with a small enclosed area close to the centre indicates what about that service?
  10. 10th June 1961What name is given to aid provided immediately after a disaster to meet urgent needs such as food and shelter?
  11. 11th June 1961A 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.
  12. 12th June 1961State one crop type that grows well in a sack garden because it grows quickly and does not need deep roots.
  13. 13th June 1961Explain one way that green roofs can reduce a building's energy use.
  14. 14th June 1961Give one difference between agribusiness and organic farming.
  15. 15th June 1961Give one reason a shared, transboundary river can create uncertainty over water supply for a downstream country.
  16. 16th June 1961Explain why battery storage or backup power stations are needed alongside a windfarm like Whitelee.
  17. 17th June 1961Why do hanging valleys often have waterfalls where they meet the main glacial trough?
  18. 18th June 1961Give one reason why many Nepali homeowners could not rely on insurance payouts to help rebuild, unlike homeowners in some wealthier countries.
  19. 19th June 1961What term describes the natural process that keeps the Earth warm enough to support life?
  20. 20th June 1961What does 'sustainable management' of a rainforest mean?
  21. 21st June 1961Which type of graph is most suitable for showing how a river's discharge changes hour by hour during a flood?
  22. 22nd June 1961Name the general shape of a population pyramid for a country with roughly similar numbers of people in each age group.
  23. 23rd June 1961Give one social measure of development, other than life expectancy.
  24. 24th June 1961In which country is Kitui County, the location of a well-known community rainwater-harvesting project, found?
  25. 25th June 1961Calculate the monthly vegetable output of 15 sack gardens if each produces 3.5 kg per month.
  26. 26th June 1961Define 'urban sustainability'.
  27. 27th June 1961A 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.
  28. 28th June 1961State one human factor that can reduce the amount of usable fresh water in a river.
  29. 29th June 1961Name the country within the UK where Whitelee Windfarm is located.
  30. 30th June 1961What is a glacial trough?