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December 1972 5-a-day

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December 1972

31 sheets · 155 questions · GCSE

Every sheet in December 1972

The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.

  1. 1st December 1972Give one type of previous land use on the site where Whitelee Windfarm was built.
  2. 2nd December 1972Name the process by which rock fragments carried within ice scrape and grind against the bedrock.
  3. 3rd December 1972Suggest one reason why revised building codes introduced after the earthquake might take a long time to reduce risk across the whole country.
  4. 4th December 1972Is planting a forest to absorb carbon dioxide an example of mitigation or adaptation?
  5. 5th December 1972Why might selective logging with replanting be more sustainable than clear-felling?
  6. 6th December 1972Give 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.
  7. 7th December 1972Two countries plot at exactly the same point on a triangular graph of employment structure. State what this tells you about their economies.
  8. 8th December 1972Name the three components combined in the Human Development Index (HDI).
  9. 9th December 1972A community wants a water technology that villagers can repair themselves using local tools and materials. Which term describes this kind of technology?
  10. 10th December 1972What is the term for growing food within a city or town, rather than in the surrounding countryside?
  11. 11th December 1972Name one European district that is used as an example of sustainable urban design.
  12. 12th December 1972What is a water transfer scheme?
  13. 13th December 1972State one way industrial growth increases a country's water demand.
  14. 14th December 1972What term describes the maximum electrical power a windfarm could generate if every turbine ran at full output at the same time?
  15. 15th December 1972Name the process by which meltwater refreezes around rock and moving ice pulls the loosened blocks away.
  16. 16th December 1972Give one reason why the avalanche triggered on Everest by the 2015 earthquake was particularly significant.
  17. 17th December 1972Name one greenhouse gas released by burning fossil fuels.
  18. 18th December 1972Give one limitation of relying only on international agreements to stop illegal logging.
  19. 19th December 1972State 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.
  20. 20th December 1972On a radial graph comparing five services, a spoke with a small enclosed area close to the centre indicates what about that service?
  21. 21st December 1972What name is given to aid provided immediately after a disaster to meet urgent needs such as food and shelter?
  22. 22nd December 1972A 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.
  23. 23rd December 1972State one crop type that grows well in a sack garden because it grows quickly and does not need deep roots.
  24. 24th December 1972Explain one way that green roofs can reduce a building's energy use.
  25. 25th December 1972Define 'food miles'.
  26. 26th December 1972Give one reason a shared, transboundary river can create uncertainty over water supply for a downstream country.
  27. 27th December 1972Explain why battery storage or backup power stations are needed alongside a windfarm like Whitelee.
  28. 28th December 1972Why do hanging valleys often have waterfalls where they meet the main glacial trough?
  29. 29th December 1972Give one reason why many Nepali homeowners could not rely on insurance payouts to help rebuild, unlike homeowners in some wealthier countries.
  30. 30th December 1972What term describes the natural process that keeps the Earth warm enough to support life?
  31. 31st December 1972What does 'sustainable management' of a rainforest mean?