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January 1980 5-a-day

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January 1980

31 sheets · 155 questions · GCSE

Every sheet in January 1980

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  1. 1st January 1980What term describes the maximum electrical power a windfarm could generate if every turbine ran at full output at the same time?
  2. 2nd January 1980Name the process by which meltwater refreezes around rock and moving ice pulls the loosened blocks away.
  3. 3rd January 1980Give one reason why the avalanche triggered on Everest by the 2015 earthquake was particularly significant.
  4. 4th January 1980Name one greenhouse gas released by burning fossil fuels.
  5. 5th January 1980Give one limitation of relying only on international agreements to stop illegal logging.
  6. 6th January 1980State 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 January 1980On a radial graph comparing five services, a spoke with a small enclosed area close to the centre indicates what about that service?
  8. 8th January 1980What name is given to aid provided immediately after a disaster to meet urgent needs such as food and shelter?
  9. 9th January 1980A 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 January 1980State one crop type that grows well in a sack garden because it grows quickly and does not need deep roots.
  11. 11th January 1980Explain one way that green roofs can reduce a building's energy use.
  12. 12th January 1980State 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 January 1980Give one reason a shared, transboundary river can create uncertainty over water supply for a downstream country.
  14. 14th January 1980Explain why battery storage or backup power stations are needed alongside a windfarm like Whitelee.
  15. 15th January 1980Why do hanging valleys often have waterfalls where they meet the main glacial trough?
  16. 16th January 1980Give one reason why many Nepali homeowners could not rely on insurance payouts to help rebuild, unlike homeowners in some wealthier countries.
  17. 17th January 1980What term describes the natural process that keeps the Earth warm enough to support life?
  18. 18th January 1980What does 'sustainable management' of a rainforest mean?
  19. 19th January 1980Which type of graph is most suitable for showing how a river's discharge changes hour by hour during a flood?
  20. 20th January 1980Name the general shape of a population pyramid for a country with roughly similar numbers of people in each age group.
  21. 21st January 1980Give one social measure of development, other than life expectancy.
  22. 22nd January 1980In which country is Kitui County, the location of a well-known community rainwater-harvesting project, found?
  23. 23rd January 1980Calculate the monthly vegetable output of 15 sack gardens if each produces 3.5 kg per month.
  24. 24th January 1980Define 'urban sustainability'.
  25. 25th January 1980What is a water transfer scheme?
  26. 26th January 1980State one human factor that can reduce the amount of usable fresh water in a river.
  27. 27th January 1980Name the country within the UK where Whitelee Windfarm is located.
  28. 28th January 1980What is a glacial trough?
  29. 29th January 1980In which mountain range does Nepal lie, making it prone to earthquakes?
  30. 30th January 1980Name one piece of evidence, other than ice cores, that scientists use to study past climate.
  31. 31st January 1980Name one type of certification scheme that labels timber from sustainably managed forests.