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April 1962 5-a-day

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April 1962

30 sheets · 150 questions · GCSE

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  1. 1st April 1962Is planting a forest to absorb carbon dioxide an example of mitigation or adaptation?
  2. 2nd April 1962Why might selective logging with replanting be more sustainable than clear-felling?
  3. 3rd April 1962Give 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.
  4. 4th April 1962Two countries plot at exactly the same point on a triangular graph of employment structure. State what this tells you about their economies.
  5. 5th April 1962Name the three components combined in the Human Development Index (HDI).
  6. 6th April 1962A community wants a water technology that villagers can repair themselves using local tools and materials. Which term describes this kind of technology?
  7. 7th April 1962What is the term for growing food within a city or town, rather than in the surrounding countryside?
  8. 8th April 1962Name one European district that is used as an example of sustainable urban design.
  9. 9th April 1962What is meant by 'resource security'?
  10. 10th April 1962State one way industrial growth increases a country's water demand.
  11. 11th April 1962What term describes the maximum electrical power a windfarm could generate if every turbine ran at full output at the same time?
  12. 12th April 1962Name the process by which meltwater refreezes around rock and moving ice pulls the loosened blocks away.
  13. 13th April 1962Give one reason why the avalanche triggered on Everest by the 2015 earthquake was particularly significant.
  14. 14th April 1962Name one greenhouse gas released by burning fossil fuels.
  15. 15th April 1962Give one limitation of relying only on international agreements to stop illegal logging.
  16. 16th April 1962State 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.
  17. 17th April 1962On a radial graph comparing five services, a spoke with a small enclosed area close to the centre indicates what about that service?
  18. 18th April 1962What name is given to aid provided immediately after a disaster to meet urgent needs such as food and shelter?
  19. 19th April 1962A 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.
  20. 20th April 1962State one crop type that grows well in a sack garden because it grows quickly and does not need deep roots.
  21. 21st April 1962Explain one way that green roofs can reduce a building's energy use.
  22. 22nd April 1962Give one difference between agribusiness and organic farming.
  23. 23rd April 1962Give one reason a shared, transboundary river can create uncertainty over water supply for a downstream country.
  24. 24th April 1962Explain why battery storage or backup power stations are needed alongside a windfarm like Whitelee.
  25. 25th April 1962Why do hanging valleys often have waterfalls where they meet the main glacial trough?
  26. 26th April 1962Give one reason why many Nepali homeowners could not rely on insurance payouts to help rebuild, unlike homeowners in some wealthier countries.
  27. 27th April 1962What term describes the natural process that keeps the Earth warm enough to support life?
  28. 28th April 1962What does 'sustainable management' of a rainforest mean?
  29. 29th April 1962Which type of graph is most suitable for showing how a river's discharge changes hour by hour during a flood?
  30. 30th April 1962Name the general shape of a population pyramid for a country with roughly similar numbers of people in each age group.