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October 1969 5-a-day

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October 1969

31 sheets · 155 questions · GCSE

Every sheet in October 1969

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  1. 1st October 1969What term describes the maximum electrical power a windfarm could generate if every turbine ran at full output at the same time?
  2. 2nd October 1969Name the process by which meltwater refreezes around rock and moving ice pulls the loosened blocks away.
  3. 3rd October 1969Give one reason why the avalanche triggered on Everest by the 2015 earthquake was particularly significant.
  4. 4th October 1969Name one greenhouse gas released by burning fossil fuels.
  5. 5th October 1969Give one limitation of relying only on international agreements to stop illegal logging.
  6. 6th October 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.
  7. 7th October 1969On a radial graph comparing five services, a spoke with a small enclosed area close to the centre indicates what about that service?
  8. 8th October 1969What name is given to aid provided immediately after a disaster to meet urgent needs such as food and shelter?
  9. 9th October 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.
  10. 10th October 1969State one crop type that grows well in a sack garden because it grows quickly and does not need deep roots.
  11. 11th October 1969Explain one way that green roofs can reduce a building's energy use.
  12. 12th October 1969State whether the north and west of the UK, or the south and east, has the larger water surplus, and give one reason why.
  13. 13th October 1969Give one reason a shared, transboundary river can create uncertainty over water supply for a downstream country.
  14. 14th October 1969Explain why battery storage or backup power stations are needed alongside a windfarm like Whitelee.
  15. 15th October 1969Why do hanging valleys often have waterfalls where they meet the main glacial trough?
  16. 16th October 1969Give one reason why many Nepali homeowners could not rely on insurance payouts to help rebuild, unlike homeowners in some wealthier countries.
  17. 17th October 1969What term describes the natural process that keeps the Earth warm enough to support life?
  18. 18th October 1969What does 'sustainable management' of a rainforest mean?
  19. 19th October 1969Which type of graph is most suitable for showing how a river's discharge changes hour by hour during a flood?
  20. 20th October 1969Name the general shape of a population pyramid for a country with roughly similar numbers of people in each age group.
  21. 21st October 1969Give one social measure of development, other than life expectancy.
  22. 22nd October 1969In which country is Kitui County, the location of a well-known community rainwater-harvesting project, found?
  23. 23rd October 1969Calculate the monthly vegetable output of 15 sack gardens if each produces 3.5 kg per month.
  24. 24th October 1969Define 'urban sustainability'.
  25. 25th October 1969What is a water transfer scheme?
  26. 26th October 1969State one human factor that can reduce the amount of usable fresh water in a river.
  27. 27th October 1969Name the country within the UK where Whitelee Windfarm is located.
  28. 28th October 1969What is a glacial trough?
  29. 29th October 1969In which mountain range does Nepal lie, making it prone to earthquakes?
  30. 30th October 1969Name one piece of evidence, other than ice cores, that scientists use to study past climate.
  31. 31st October 1969Name one type of certification scheme that labels timber from sustainably managed forests.