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November 1966 5-a-day

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November 1966

30 sheets · 150 questions · GCSE

Every sheet in November 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 November 1966What is a glacial trough?
  2. 2nd November 1966In which mountain range does Nepal lie, making it prone to earthquakes?
  3. 3rd November 1966Name one piece of evidence, other than ice cores, that scientists use to study past climate.
  4. 4th November 1966Name one type of certification scheme that labels timber from sustainably managed forests.
  5. 5th November 1966A pie chart shows land use split into farmland 60%, woodland 25% and urban 15%. Calculate the angle for the farmland sector.
  6. 6th November 1966On a triangular graph for employment structure, which corner would a country with almost all workers employed in farming be plotted closest to?
  7. 7th November 1966Give one example of a bottom-up development strategy.
  8. 8th November 1966Put these parts of a rainwater-harvesting system in the order water passes through them: storage tank, roof, filter, guttering.
  9. 9th November 1966Suggest one risk that a community sack garden scheme in an informal settlement might face if it relies only on volunteer labour with no formal organisation.
  10. 10th November 1966A city fits solar panels to 500 homes, saving an average of 900 kWh per home per year. Calculate the total electricity saved across all 500 homes in one year.
  11. 11th November 1966Give one difference between agribusiness and organic farming.
  12. 12th November 1966Give one reason why global water demand has risen due to population change.
  13. 13th November 1966A windfarm generates 640 GWh in one year. If this is expected to rise by 15% the following year, calculate the expected generation for that following year, to the nearest GWh.
  14. 14th November 1966What is a corrie (or cirque)?
  15. 15th November 1966Name the two tectonic plates whose collision is responsible for earthquakes in the Nepal/Himalaya region.
  16. 16th November 1966Name the 2015 international agreement in which countries agreed to try to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees C.
  17. 17th November 1966State one country where ecotourism has been used to help fund rainforest conservation.
  18. 18th November 1966A survey of 250 people found that 100 travel to work by car. Calculate the angle needed to show this on a pie chart.
  19. 19th November 1966State whether a population pyramid with a narrow base and a wider top is more likely to show a youthful population or an ageing population.
  20. 20th November 1966State one physical factor that can restrict a country's development.
  21. 21st November 1966Give one part of a hand pump that needs regular maintenance.
  22. 22nd November 1966Give one way that urban farming projects like sack gardens can improve a household's diet, other than increasing the total amount of food available.
  23. 23rd November 1966Give one household-level strategy for reducing water use in a sustainable city.
  24. 24th November 1966A 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.
  25. 25th November 1966Define 'water security'.
  26. 26th November 1966State one advantage of siting a large windfarm on open moorland rather than close to a city.
  27. 27th November 1966How does an arete form?
  28. 28th November 1966State one reason why rural mountain communities in Nepal received aid more slowly than people in Kathmandu.
  29. 29th November 1966Is building a sea wall to cope with rising sea levels an example of mitigation or adaptation?
  30. 30th November 1966Give one way a debt-for-nature swap helps protect rainforest.