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April 1968 5-a-day

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April 1968

30 sheets · 150 questions · GCSE

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  1. 1st April 1968What is meant by 'resource security'?
  2. 2nd April 1968State one way industrial growth increases a country's water demand.
  3. 3rd April 1968What term describes the maximum electrical power a windfarm could generate if every turbine ran at full output at the same time?
  4. 4th April 1968Name the process by which meltwater refreezes around rock and moving ice pulls the loosened blocks away.
  5. 5th April 1968Give one reason why the avalanche triggered on Everest by the 2015 earthquake was particularly significant.
  6. 6th April 1968Name one greenhouse gas released by burning fossil fuels.
  7. 7th April 1968Give one limitation of relying only on international agreements to stop illegal logging.
  8. 8th April 1968State 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.
  9. 9th April 1968On a radial graph comparing five services, a spoke with a small enclosed area close to the centre indicates what about that service?
  10. 10th April 1968What name is given to aid provided immediately after a disaster to meet urgent needs such as food and shelter?
  11. 11th April 1968A 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.
  12. 12th April 1968State one crop type that grows well in a sack garden because it grows quickly and does not need deep roots.
  13. 13th April 1968Explain one way that green roofs can reduce a building's energy use.
  14. 14th April 1968Give one difference between agribusiness and organic farming.
  15. 15th April 1968Give one reason a shared, transboundary river can create uncertainty over water supply for a downstream country.
  16. 16th April 1968Explain why battery storage or backup power stations are needed alongside a windfarm like Whitelee.
  17. 17th April 1968Why do hanging valleys often have waterfalls where they meet the main glacial trough?
  18. 18th April 1968Give one reason why many Nepali homeowners could not rely on insurance payouts to help rebuild, unlike homeowners in some wealthier countries.
  19. 19th April 1968What term describes the natural process that keeps the Earth warm enough to support life?
  20. 20th April 1968What does 'sustainable management' of a rainforest mean?
  21. 21st April 1968Which type of graph is most suitable for showing how a river's discharge changes hour by hour during a flood?
  22. 22nd April 1968Name the general shape of a population pyramid for a country with roughly similar numbers of people in each age group.
  23. 23rd April 1968Give one social measure of development, other than life expectancy.
  24. 24th April 1968In which country is Kitui County, the location of a well-known community rainwater-harvesting project, found?
  25. 25th April 1968Calculate the monthly vegetable output of 15 sack gardens if each produces 3.5 kg per month.
  26. 26th April 1968Define 'urban sustainability'.
  27. 27th April 1968A 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.
  28. 28th April 1968State one human factor that can reduce the amount of usable fresh water in a river.
  29. 29th April 1968Name the country within the UK where Whitelee Windfarm is located.
  30. 30th April 1968What is a glacial trough?