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July 1966 5-a-day

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July 1966

31 sheets · 155 questions · GCSE

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  1. 1st July 1966A farmer switches from flooding a field to drip irrigation. Give one reason this reduces the amount of water needed.
  2. 2nd July 1966Name one urban farming technique, other than a sack garden, that could be used to grow food in a small space in a city.
  3. 3rd July 1966State one transport strategy, other than cycling, that can reduce car use in a city centre.
  4. 4th July 1966Give one reason, other than population growth, why global demand for resources such as energy has increased in recent decades.
  5. 5th July 1966Give one physical factor that can cause a region to have low water availability.
  6. 6th July 1966Give one type of previous land use on the site where Whitelee Windfarm was built.
  7. 7th July 1966Name the process by which rock fragments carried within ice scrape and grind against the bedrock.
  8. 8th July 1966Suggest one reason why revised building codes introduced after the earthquake might take a long time to reduce risk across the whole country.
  9. 9th July 1966Is planting a forest to absorb carbon dioxide an example of mitigation or adaptation?
  10. 10th July 1966Why might selective logging with replanting be more sustainable than clear-felling?
  11. 11th July 1966Give 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.
  12. 12th July 1966Two countries plot at exactly the same point on a triangular graph of employment structure. State what this tells you about their economies.
  13. 13th July 1966Name the three components combined in the Human Development Index (HDI).
  14. 14th July 1966A community wants a water technology that villagers can repair themselves using local tools and materials. Which term describes this kind of technology?
  15. 15th July 1966What is the term for growing food within a city or town, rather than in the surrounding countryside?
  16. 16th July 1966Name one European district that is used as an example of sustainable urban design.
  17. 17th July 1966What is meant by 'resource security'?
  18. 18th July 1966State one way industrial growth increases a country's water demand.
  19. 19th July 1966What term describes the maximum electrical power a windfarm could generate if every turbine ran at full output at the same time?
  20. 20th July 1966Name the process by which meltwater refreezes around rock and moving ice pulls the loosened blocks away.
  21. 21st July 1966Give one reason why the avalanche triggered on Everest by the 2015 earthquake was particularly significant.
  22. 22nd July 1966Name one greenhouse gas released by burning fossil fuels.
  23. 23rd July 1966Give one limitation of relying only on international agreements to stop illegal logging.
  24. 24th July 1966State 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.
  25. 25th July 1966On a radial graph comparing five services, a spoke with a small enclosed area close to the centre indicates what about that service?
  26. 26th July 1966What name is given to aid provided immediately after a disaster to meet urgent needs such as food and shelter?
  27. 27th July 1966A 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.
  28. 28th July 1966State one crop type that grows well in a sack garden because it grows quickly and does not need deep roots.
  29. 29th July 1966Explain one way that green roofs can reduce a building's energy use.
  30. 30th July 1966Give one difference between agribusiness and organic farming.
  31. 31st July 1966Give one reason a shared, transboundary river can create uncertainty over water supply for a downstream country.