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May 1982 5-a-day

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May 1982

31 sheets · 155 questions · GCSE

Every sheet in May 1982

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  1. 1st May 1982Two countries plot at exactly the same point on a triangular graph of employment structure. State what this tells you about their economies.
  2. 2nd May 1982Name the three components combined in the Human Development Index (HDI).
  3. 3rd May 1982A community wants a water technology that villagers can repair themselves using local tools and materials. Which term describes this kind of technology?
  4. 4th May 1982What is the term for growing food within a city or town, rather than in the surrounding countryside?
  5. 5th May 1982Name one European district that is used as an example of sustainable urban design.
  6. 6th May 1982What is a water transfer scheme?
  7. 7th May 1982State one way industrial growth increases a country's water demand.
  8. 8th May 1982What term describes the maximum electrical power a windfarm could generate if every turbine ran at full output at the same time?
  9. 9th May 1982Name the process by which meltwater refreezes around rock and moving ice pulls the loosened blocks away.
  10. 10th May 1982Give one reason why the avalanche triggered on Everest by the 2015 earthquake was particularly significant.
  11. 11th May 1982Name one greenhouse gas released by burning fossil fuels.
  12. 12th May 1982Give one limitation of relying only on international agreements to stop illegal logging.
  13. 13th May 1982State 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.
  14. 14th May 1982On a radial graph comparing five services, a spoke with a small enclosed area close to the centre indicates what about that service?
  15. 15th May 1982What name is given to aid provided immediately after a disaster to meet urgent needs such as food and shelter?
  16. 16th May 1982A 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.
  17. 17th May 1982State one crop type that grows well in a sack garden because it grows quickly and does not need deep roots.
  18. 18th May 1982Explain one way that green roofs can reduce a building's energy use.
  19. 19th May 1982Define 'food miles'.
  20. 20th May 1982Give one reason a shared, transboundary river can create uncertainty over water supply for a downstream country.
  21. 21st May 1982Explain why battery storage or backup power stations are needed alongside a windfarm like Whitelee.
  22. 22nd May 1982Why do hanging valleys often have waterfalls where they meet the main glacial trough?
  23. 23rd May 1982Give one reason why many Nepali homeowners could not rely on insurance payouts to help rebuild, unlike homeowners in some wealthier countries.
  24. 24th May 1982What term describes the natural process that keeps the Earth warm enough to support life?
  25. 25th May 1982What does 'sustainable management' of a rainforest mean?
  26. 26th May 1982Which type of graph is most suitable for showing how a river's discharge changes hour by hour during a flood?
  27. 27th May 1982Name the general shape of a population pyramid for a country with roughly similar numbers of people in each age group.
  28. 28th May 1982Give one social measure of development, other than life expectancy.
  29. 29th May 1982In which country is Kitui County, the location of a well-known community rainwater-harvesting project, found?
  30. 30th May 1982Calculate the monthly vegetable output of 15 sack gardens if each produces 3.5 kg per month.
  31. 31st May 1982Define 'urban sustainability'.