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November 1961 5-a-day

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November 1961

30 sheets · 150 questions · GCSE

Every sheet in November 1961

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  1. 1st November 1961A community wants a water technology that villagers can repair themselves using local tools and materials. Which term describes this kind of technology?
  2. 2nd November 1961What is the term for growing food within a city or town, rather than in the surrounding countryside?
  3. 3rd November 1961Name one European district that is used as an example of sustainable urban design.
  4. 4th November 1961What is a water transfer scheme?
  5. 5th November 1961State one way industrial growth increases a country's water demand.
  6. 6th November 1961What term describes the maximum electrical power a windfarm could generate if every turbine ran at full output at the same time?
  7. 7th November 1961Name the process by which meltwater refreezes around rock and moving ice pulls the loosened blocks away.
  8. 8th November 1961Give one reason why the avalanche triggered on Everest by the 2015 earthquake was particularly significant.
  9. 9th November 1961Name one greenhouse gas released by burning fossil fuels.
  10. 10th November 1961Give one limitation of relying only on international agreements to stop illegal logging.
  11. 11th November 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.
  12. 12th November 1961On a radial graph comparing five services, a spoke with a small enclosed area close to the centre indicates what about that service?
  13. 13th November 1961What name is given to aid provided immediately after a disaster to meet urgent needs such as food and shelter?
  14. 14th November 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.
  15. 15th November 1961State one crop type that grows well in a sack garden because it grows quickly and does not need deep roots.
  16. 16th November 1961Explain one way that green roofs can reduce a building's energy use.
  17. 17th November 1961Define 'food miles'.
  18. 18th November 1961Give one reason a shared, transboundary river can create uncertainty over water supply for a downstream country.
  19. 19th November 1961Explain why battery storage or backup power stations are needed alongside a windfarm like Whitelee.
  20. 20th November 1961Why do hanging valleys often have waterfalls where they meet the main glacial trough?
  21. 21st November 1961Give one reason why many Nepali homeowners could not rely on insurance payouts to help rebuild, unlike homeowners in some wealthier countries.
  22. 22nd November 1961What term describes the natural process that keeps the Earth warm enough to support life?
  23. 23rd November 1961What does 'sustainable management' of a rainforest mean?
  24. 24th November 1961Which type of graph is most suitable for showing how a river's discharge changes hour by hour during a flood?
  25. 25th November 1961Name the general shape of a population pyramid for a country with roughly similar numbers of people in each age group.
  26. 26th November 1961Give one social measure of development, other than life expectancy.
  27. 27th November 1961In which country is Kitui County, the location of a well-known community rainwater-harvesting project, found?
  28. 28th November 1961Calculate the monthly vegetable output of 15 sack gardens if each produces 3.5 kg per month.
  29. 29th November 1961Define 'urban sustainability'.
  30. 30th November 1961Name the power station whose closure in 2024 ended coal-fired electricity generation in Great Britain.