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September 1981 5-a-day

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September 1981

30 sheets · 150 questions · GCSE

Every sheet in September 1981

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  1. 1st September 1981Give one difference between agribusiness and organic farming.
  2. 2nd September 1981Give one physical factor that can cause a region to have low water availability.
  3. 3rd September 1981Give one type of previous land use on the site where Whitelee Windfarm was built.
  4. 4th September 1981Name the process by which rock fragments carried within ice scrape and grind against the bedrock.
  5. 5th September 1981Suggest one reason why revised building codes introduced after the earthquake might take a long time to reduce risk across the whole country.
  6. 6th September 1981Is planting a forest to absorb carbon dioxide an example of mitigation or adaptation?
  7. 7th September 1981Why might selective logging with replanting be more sustainable than clear-felling?
  8. 8th September 1981Give 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.
  9. 9th September 1981Two countries plot at exactly the same point on a triangular graph of employment structure. State what this tells you about their economies.
  10. 10th September 1981Name the three components combined in the Human Development Index (HDI).
  11. 11th September 1981A community wants a water technology that villagers can repair themselves using local tools and materials. Which term describes this kind of technology?
  12. 12th September 1981What is the term for growing food within a city or town, rather than in the surrounding countryside?
  13. 13th September 1981Name one European district that is used as an example of sustainable urban design.
  14. 14th September 1981A 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.
  15. 15th September 1981State one way industrial growth increases a country's water demand.
  16. 16th September 1981What term describes the maximum electrical power a windfarm could generate if every turbine ran at full output at the same time?
  17. 17th September 1981Name the process by which meltwater refreezes around rock and moving ice pulls the loosened blocks away.
  18. 18th September 1981Give one reason why the avalanche triggered on Everest by the 2015 earthquake was particularly significant.
  19. 19th September 1981Name one greenhouse gas released by burning fossil fuels.
  20. 20th September 1981Give one limitation of relying only on international agreements to stop illegal logging.
  21. 21st September 1981State 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.
  22. 22nd September 1981On a radial graph comparing five services, a spoke with a small enclosed area close to the centre indicates what about that service?
  23. 23rd September 1981What name is given to aid provided immediately after a disaster to meet urgent needs such as food and shelter?
  24. 24th September 1981A 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.
  25. 25th September 1981State one crop type that grows well in a sack garden because it grows quickly and does not need deep roots.
  26. 26th September 1981Explain one way that green roofs can reduce a building's energy use.
  27. 27th September 1981State whether the north and west of the UK, or the south and east, has the larger water surplus, and give one reason why.
  28. 28th September 1981Give one reason a shared, transboundary river can create uncertainty over water supply for a downstream country.
  29. 29th September 1981Explain why battery storage or backup power stations are needed alongside a windfarm like Whitelee.
  30. 30th September 1981Why do hanging valleys often have waterfalls where they meet the main glacial trough?