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November 1970 5-a-day

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November 1970

30 sheets · 150 questions · GCSE

Every sheet in November 1970

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 1970On a radial graph comparing five services, a spoke with a small enclosed area close to the centre indicates what about that service?
  2. 2nd November 1970What name is given to aid provided immediately after a disaster to meet urgent needs such as food and shelter?
  3. 3rd November 1970A 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.
  4. 4th November 1970State one crop type that grows well in a sack garden because it grows quickly and does not need deep roots.
  5. 5th November 1970Explain one way that green roofs can reduce a building's energy use.
  6. 6th November 1970Give one difference between agribusiness and organic farming.
  7. 7th November 1970Give one reason a shared, transboundary river can create uncertainty over water supply for a downstream country.
  8. 8th November 1970Explain why battery storage or backup power stations are needed alongside a windfarm like Whitelee.
  9. 9th November 1970Why do hanging valleys often have waterfalls where they meet the main glacial trough?
  10. 10th November 1970Give one reason why many Nepali homeowners could not rely on insurance payouts to help rebuild, unlike homeowners in some wealthier countries.
  11. 11th November 1970What term describes the natural process that keeps the Earth warm enough to support life?
  12. 12th November 1970What does 'sustainable management' of a rainforest mean?
  13. 13th November 1970Which type of graph is most suitable for showing how a river's discharge changes hour by hour during a flood?
  14. 14th November 1970Name the general shape of a population pyramid for a country with roughly similar numbers of people in each age group.
  15. 15th November 1970Give one social measure of development, other than life expectancy.
  16. 16th November 1970In which country is Kitui County, the location of a well-known community rainwater-harvesting project, found?
  17. 17th November 1970Calculate the monthly vegetable output of 15 sack gardens if each produces 3.5 kg per month.
  18. 18th November 1970Define 'urban sustainability'.
  19. 19th November 1970A 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.
  20. 20th November 1970State one human factor that can reduce the amount of usable fresh water in a river.
  21. 21st November 1970Name the country within the UK where Whitelee Windfarm is located.
  22. 22nd November 1970What is a glacial trough?
  23. 23rd November 1970In which mountain range does Nepal lie, making it prone to earthquakes?
  24. 24th November 1970Name one piece of evidence, other than ice cores, that scientists use to study past climate.
  25. 25th November 1970Name one type of certification scheme that labels timber from sustainably managed forests.
  26. 26th November 1970A pie chart shows land use split into farmland 60%, woodland 25% and urban 15%. Calculate the angle for the farmland sector.
  27. 27th November 1970On a triangular graph for employment structure, which corner would a country with almost all workers employed in farming be plotted closest to?
  28. 28th November 1970Give one example of a bottom-up development strategy.
  29. 29th November 1970Put these parts of a rainwater-harvesting system in the order water passes through them: storage tank, roof, filter, guttering.
  30. 30th November 1970Suggest 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.