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September 1962 5-a-day

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September 1962

30 sheets · 150 questions · GCSE

Every sheet in September 1962

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