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November 1964 5-a-day

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November 1964

30 sheets · 150 questions · GCSE

Every sheet in November 1964

The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.

  1. 1st November 1964State one way industrial growth increases a country's water demand.
  2. 2nd November 1964What term describes the maximum electrical power a windfarm could generate if every turbine ran at full output at the same time?
  3. 3rd November 1964Name the process by which meltwater refreezes around rock and moving ice pulls the loosened blocks away.
  4. 4th November 1964Give one reason why the avalanche triggered on Everest by the 2015 earthquake was particularly significant.
  5. 5th November 1964Name one greenhouse gas released by burning fossil fuels.
  6. 6th November 1964Give one limitation of relying only on international agreements to stop illegal logging.
  7. 7th November 1964State 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.
  8. 8th November 1964On a radial graph comparing five services, a spoke with a small enclosed area close to the centre indicates what about that service?
  9. 9th November 1964What name is given to aid provided immediately after a disaster to meet urgent needs such as food and shelter?
  10. 10th November 1964A 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.
  11. 11th November 1964State one crop type that grows well in a sack garden because it grows quickly and does not need deep roots.
  12. 12th November 1964Explain one way that green roofs can reduce a building's energy use.
  13. 13th November 1964Give one difference between agribusiness and organic farming.
  14. 14th November 1964Give one reason a shared, transboundary river can create uncertainty over water supply for a downstream country.
  15. 15th November 1964Explain why battery storage or backup power stations are needed alongside a windfarm like Whitelee.
  16. 16th November 1964Why do hanging valleys often have waterfalls where they meet the main glacial trough?
  17. 17th November 1964Give one reason why many Nepali homeowners could not rely on insurance payouts to help rebuild, unlike homeowners in some wealthier countries.
  18. 18th November 1964What term describes the natural process that keeps the Earth warm enough to support life?
  19. 19th November 1964What does 'sustainable management' of a rainforest mean?
  20. 20th November 1964Which type of graph is most suitable for showing how a river's discharge changes hour by hour during a flood?
  21. 21st November 1964Name the general shape of a population pyramid for a country with roughly similar numbers of people in each age group.
  22. 22nd November 1964Give one social measure of development, other than life expectancy.
  23. 23rd November 1964In which country is Kitui County, the location of a well-known community rainwater-harvesting project, found?
  24. 24th November 1964Calculate the monthly vegetable output of 15 sack gardens if each produces 3.5 kg per month.
  25. 25th November 1964Define 'urban sustainability'.
  26. 26th November 1964A 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.
  27. 27th November 1964State one human factor that can reduce the amount of usable fresh water in a river.
  28. 28th November 1964Name the country within the UK where Whitelee Windfarm is located.
  29. 29th November 1964What is a glacial trough?
  30. 30th November 1964In which mountain range does Nepal lie, making it prone to earthquakes?