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January 1971 5-a-day

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January 1971

31 sheets · 155 questions · GCSE

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  1. 1st January 1971Suggest one reason why revised building codes introduced after the earthquake might take a long time to reduce risk across the whole country.
  2. 2nd January 1971Is planting a forest to absorb carbon dioxide an example of mitigation or adaptation?
  3. 3rd January 1971Why might selective logging with replanting be more sustainable than clear-felling?
  4. 4th January 1971Give one reason why a compound (divided) bar chart might be chosen over a simple bar chart when comparing rainfall from two different rain gauges each month.
  5. 5th January 1971Two countries plot at exactly the same point on a triangular graph of employment structure. State what this tells you about their economies.
  6. 6th January 1971Name the three components combined in the Human Development Index (HDI).
  7. 7th January 1971A community wants a water technology that villagers can repair themselves using local tools and materials. Which term describes this kind of technology?
  8. 8th January 1971What is the term for growing food within a city or town, rather than in the surrounding countryside?
  9. 9th January 1971Name one European district that is used as an example of sustainable urban design.
  10. 10th January 1971Name the power station whose closure in 2024 ended coal-fired electricity generation in Great Britain.
  11. 11th January 1971State one way industrial growth increases a country's water demand.
  12. 12th January 1971What term describes the maximum electrical power a windfarm could generate if every turbine ran at full output at the same time?
  13. 13th January 1971Name the process by which meltwater refreezes around rock and moving ice pulls the loosened blocks away.
  14. 14th January 1971Give one reason why the avalanche triggered on Everest by the 2015 earthquake was particularly significant.
  15. 15th January 1971Name one greenhouse gas released by burning fossil fuels.
  16. 16th January 1971Give one limitation of relying only on international agreements to stop illegal logging.
  17. 17th January 1971State 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.
  18. 18th January 1971On a radial graph comparing five services, a spoke with a small enclosed area close to the centre indicates what about that service?
  19. 19th January 1971What name is given to aid provided immediately after a disaster to meet urgent needs such as food and shelter?
  20. 20th January 1971A 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.
  21. 21st January 1971State one crop type that grows well in a sack garden because it grows quickly and does not need deep roots.
  22. 22nd January 1971Explain one way that green roofs can reduce a building's energy use.
  23. 23rd January 1971Give one reason, other than population growth, why global demand for resources such as energy has increased in recent decades.
  24. 24th January 1971Give one reason a shared, transboundary river can create uncertainty over water supply for a downstream country.
  25. 25th January 1971Explain why battery storage or backup power stations are needed alongside a windfarm like Whitelee.
  26. 26th January 1971Why do hanging valleys often have waterfalls where they meet the main glacial trough?
  27. 27th January 1971Give one reason why many Nepali homeowners could not rely on insurance payouts to help rebuild, unlike homeowners in some wealthier countries.
  28. 28th January 1971What term describes the natural process that keeps the Earth warm enough to support life?
  29. 29th January 1971What does 'sustainable management' of a rainforest mean?
  30. 30th January 1971Which type of graph is most suitable for showing how a river's discharge changes hour by hour during a flood?
  31. 31st January 1971Name the general shape of a population pyramid for a country with roughly similar numbers of people in each age group.