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September 1965 5-a-day

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September 1965

30 sheets · 150 questions · GCSE

Every sheet in September 1965

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  1. 1st September 1965Why might selective logging with replanting be more sustainable than clear-felling?
  2. 2nd September 1965Give 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.
  3. 3rd September 1965Two countries plot at exactly the same point on a triangular graph of employment structure. State what this tells you about their economies.
  4. 4th September 1965Name the three components combined in the Human Development Index (HDI).
  5. 5th September 1965A community wants a water technology that villagers can repair themselves using local tools and materials. Which term describes this kind of technology?
  6. 6th September 1965What is the term for growing food within a city or town, rather than in the surrounding countryside?
  7. 7th September 1965Name one European district that is used as an example of sustainable urban design.
  8. 8th September 1965What is meant by 'resource security'?
  9. 9th September 1965State one way industrial growth increases a country's water demand.
  10. 10th September 1965What term describes the maximum electrical power a windfarm could generate if every turbine ran at full output at the same time?
  11. 11th September 1965Name the process by which meltwater refreezes around rock and moving ice pulls the loosened blocks away.
  12. 12th September 1965Give one reason why the avalanche triggered on Everest by the 2015 earthquake was particularly significant.
  13. 13th September 1965Name one greenhouse gas released by burning fossil fuels.
  14. 14th September 1965Give one limitation of relying only on international agreements to stop illegal logging.
  15. 15th September 1965State 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.
  16. 16th September 1965On a radial graph comparing five services, a spoke with a small enclosed area close to the centre indicates what about that service?
  17. 17th September 1965What name is given to aid provided immediately after a disaster to meet urgent needs such as food and shelter?
  18. 18th September 1965A 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.
  19. 19th September 1965State one crop type that grows well in a sack garden because it grows quickly and does not need deep roots.
  20. 20th September 1965Explain one way that green roofs can reduce a building's energy use.
  21. 21st September 1965Give one difference between agribusiness and organic farming.
  22. 22nd September 1965Give one reason a shared, transboundary river can create uncertainty over water supply for a downstream country.
  23. 23rd September 1965Explain why battery storage or backup power stations are needed alongside a windfarm like Whitelee.
  24. 24th September 1965Why do hanging valleys often have waterfalls where they meet the main glacial trough?
  25. 25th September 1965Give one reason why many Nepali homeowners could not rely on insurance payouts to help rebuild, unlike homeowners in some wealthier countries.
  26. 26th September 1965What term describes the natural process that keeps the Earth warm enough to support life?
  27. 27th September 1965What does 'sustainable management' of a rainforest mean?
  28. 28th September 1965Which type of graph is most suitable for showing how a river's discharge changes hour by hour during a flood?
  29. 29th September 1965Name the general shape of a population pyramid for a country with roughly similar numbers of people in each age group.
  30. 30th September 1965Give one social measure of development, other than life expectancy.