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October 1966 5-a-day

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October 1966

31 sheets · 155 questions · GCSE

Every sheet in October 1966

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

  1. 1st October 1966What is the term for growing food within a city or town, rather than in the surrounding countryside?
  2. 2nd October 1966Name one European district that is used as an example of sustainable urban design.
  3. 3rd October 1966Name the power station whose closure in 2024 ended coal-fired electricity generation in Great Britain.
  4. 4th October 1966State one way industrial growth increases a country's water demand.
  5. 5th October 1966What term describes the maximum electrical power a windfarm could generate if every turbine ran at full output at the same time?
  6. 6th October 1966Name the process by which meltwater refreezes around rock and moving ice pulls the loosened blocks away.
  7. 7th October 1966Give one reason why the avalanche triggered on Everest by the 2015 earthquake was particularly significant.
  8. 8th October 1966Name one greenhouse gas released by burning fossil fuels.
  9. 9th October 1966Give one limitation of relying only on international agreements to stop illegal logging.
  10. 10th October 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.
  11. 11th October 1966On a radial graph comparing five services, a spoke with a small enclosed area close to the centre indicates what about that service?
  12. 12th October 1966What name is given to aid provided immediately after a disaster to meet urgent needs such as food and shelter?
  13. 13th October 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.
  14. 14th October 1966State one crop type that grows well in a sack garden because it grows quickly and does not need deep roots.
  15. 15th October 1966Explain one way that green roofs can reduce a building's energy use.
  16. 16th October 1966Give one reason, other than population growth, why global demand for resources such as energy has increased in recent decades.
  17. 17th October 1966Give one reason a shared, transboundary river can create uncertainty over water supply for a downstream country.
  18. 18th October 1966Explain why battery storage or backup power stations are needed alongside a windfarm like Whitelee.
  19. 19th October 1966Why do hanging valleys often have waterfalls where they meet the main glacial trough?
  20. 20th October 1966Give one reason why many Nepali homeowners could not rely on insurance payouts to help rebuild, unlike homeowners in some wealthier countries.
  21. 21st October 1966What term describes the natural process that keeps the Earth warm enough to support life?
  22. 22nd October 1966What does 'sustainable management' of a rainforest mean?
  23. 23rd October 1966Which type of graph is most suitable for showing how a river's discharge changes hour by hour during a flood?
  24. 24th October 1966Name the general shape of a population pyramid for a country with roughly similar numbers of people in each age group.
  25. 25th October 1966Give one social measure of development, other than life expectancy.
  26. 26th October 1966In which country is Kitui County, the location of a well-known community rainwater-harvesting project, found?
  27. 27th October 1966Calculate the monthly vegetable output of 15 sack gardens if each produces 3.5 kg per month.
  28. 28th October 1966Define 'urban sustainability'.
  29. 29th October 1966What is meant by 'resource security'?
  30. 30th October 1966State one human factor that can reduce the amount of usable fresh water in a river.
  31. 31st October 1966Name the country within the UK where Whitelee Windfarm is located.