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March 1983 5-a-day

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March 1983

31 sheets · 155 questions · GCSE

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  1. 1st March 1983State whether the north and west of the UK, or the south and east, has the larger water surplus, and give one reason why.
  2. 2nd March 1983Give one physical factor that can cause a region to have low water availability.
  3. 3rd March 1983Give one type of previous land use on the site where Whitelee Windfarm was built.
  4. 4th March 1983Name the process by which rock fragments carried within ice scrape and grind against the bedrock.
  5. 5th March 1983Suggest one reason why revised building codes introduced after the earthquake might take a long time to reduce risk across the whole country.
  6. 6th March 1983Is planting a forest to absorb carbon dioxide an example of mitigation or adaptation?
  7. 7th March 1983Why might selective logging with replanting be more sustainable than clear-felling?
  8. 8th March 1983Give 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 March 1983Two countries plot at exactly the same point on a triangular graph of employment structure. State what this tells you about their economies.
  10. 10th March 1983Name the three components combined in the Human Development Index (HDI).
  11. 11th March 1983A community wants a water technology that villagers can repair themselves using local tools and materials. Which term describes this kind of technology?
  12. 12th March 1983What is the term for growing food within a city or town, rather than in the surrounding countryside?
  13. 13th March 1983Name one European district that is used as an example of sustainable urban design.
  14. 14th March 1983What is a water transfer scheme?
  15. 15th March 1983State one way industrial growth increases a country's water demand.
  16. 16th March 1983What term describes the maximum electrical power a windfarm could generate if every turbine ran at full output at the same time?
  17. 17th March 1983Name the process by which meltwater refreezes around rock and moving ice pulls the loosened blocks away.
  18. 18th March 1983Give one reason why the avalanche triggered on Everest by the 2015 earthquake was particularly significant.
  19. 19th March 1983Name one greenhouse gas released by burning fossil fuels.
  20. 20th March 1983Give one limitation of relying only on international agreements to stop illegal logging.
  21. 21st March 1983State 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 March 1983On a radial graph comparing five services, a spoke with a small enclosed area close to the centre indicates what about that service?
  23. 23rd March 1983What name is given to aid provided immediately after a disaster to meet urgent needs such as food and shelter?
  24. 24th March 1983A 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 March 1983State one crop type that grows well in a sack garden because it grows quickly and does not need deep roots.
  26. 26th March 1983Explain one way that green roofs can reduce a building's energy use.
  27. 27th March 1983Define 'food miles'.
  28. 28th March 1983Give one reason a shared, transboundary river can create uncertainty over water supply for a downstream country.
  29. 29th March 1983Explain why battery storage or backup power stations are needed alongside a windfarm like Whitelee.
  30. 30th March 1983Why do hanging valleys often have waterfalls where they meet the main glacial trough?
  31. 31st March 1983Give one reason why many Nepali homeowners could not rely on insurance payouts to help rebuild, unlike homeowners in some wealthier countries.