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May 1969 5-a-day

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May 1969

31 sheets · 155 questions · GCSE

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  1. 1st May 1969Name one greenhouse gas released by burning fossil fuels.
  2. 2nd May 1969Give one limitation of relying only on international agreements to stop illegal logging.
  3. 3rd May 1969State 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.
  4. 4th May 1969On a radial graph comparing five services, a spoke with a small enclosed area close to the centre indicates what about that service?
  5. 5th May 1969What name is given to aid provided immediately after a disaster to meet urgent needs such as food and shelter?
  6. 6th May 1969A 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.
  7. 7th May 1969State one crop type that grows well in a sack garden because it grows quickly and does not need deep roots.
  8. 8th May 1969Explain one way that green roofs can reduce a building's energy use.
  9. 9th May 1969Give one reason, other than population growth, why global demand for resources such as energy has increased in recent decades.
  10. 10th May 1969Give one reason a shared, transboundary river can create uncertainty over water supply for a downstream country.
  11. 11th May 1969Explain why battery storage or backup power stations are needed alongside a windfarm like Whitelee.
  12. 12th May 1969Why do hanging valleys often have waterfalls where they meet the main glacial trough?
  13. 13th May 1969Give one reason why many Nepali homeowners could not rely on insurance payouts to help rebuild, unlike homeowners in some wealthier countries.
  14. 14th May 1969What term describes the natural process that keeps the Earth warm enough to support life?
  15. 15th May 1969What does 'sustainable management' of a rainforest mean?
  16. 16th May 1969Which type of graph is most suitable for showing how a river's discharge changes hour by hour during a flood?
  17. 17th May 1969Name the general shape of a population pyramid for a country with roughly similar numbers of people in each age group.
  18. 18th May 1969Give one social measure of development, other than life expectancy.
  19. 19th May 1969In which country is Kitui County, the location of a well-known community rainwater-harvesting project, found?
  20. 20th May 1969Calculate the monthly vegetable output of 15 sack gardens if each produces 3.5 kg per month.
  21. 21st May 1969Define 'urban sustainability'.
  22. 22nd May 1969What is meant by 'resource security'?
  23. 23rd May 1969State one human factor that can reduce the amount of usable fresh water in a river.
  24. 24th May 1969Name the country within the UK where Whitelee Windfarm is located.
  25. 25th May 1969What is a glacial trough?
  26. 26th May 1969In which mountain range does Nepal lie, making it prone to earthquakes?
  27. 27th May 1969Name one piece of evidence, other than ice cores, that scientists use to study past climate.
  28. 28th May 1969Name one type of certification scheme that labels timber from sustainably managed forests.
  29. 29th May 1969A pie chart shows land use split into farmland 60%, woodland 25% and urban 15%. Calculate the angle for the farmland sector.
  30. 30th May 1969On a triangular graph for employment structure, which corner would a country with almost all workers employed in farming be plotted closest to?
  31. 31st May 1969Give one example of a bottom-up development strategy.