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March 1984 5-a-day

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March 1984

31 sheets · 155 questions · GCSE

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  1. 1st March 1984A windfarm generates 640 GWh in one year. If this is expected to rise by 15% the following year, calculate the expected generation for that following year, to the nearest GWh.
  2. 2nd March 1984What is a corrie (or cirque)?
  3. 3rd March 1984Name the two tectonic plates whose collision is responsible for earthquakes in the Nepal/Himalaya region.
  4. 4th March 1984Name the 2015 international agreement in which countries agreed to try to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees C.
  5. 5th March 1984State one country where ecotourism has been used to help fund rainforest conservation.
  6. 6th March 1984A survey of 250 people found that 100 travel to work by car. Calculate the angle needed to show this on a pie chart.
  7. 7th March 1984State whether a population pyramid with a narrow base and a wider top is more likely to show a youthful population or an ageing population.
  8. 8th March 1984State one physical factor that can restrict a country's development.
  9. 9th March 1984Give one part of a hand pump that needs regular maintenance.
  10. 10th March 1984Give one way that urban farming projects like sack gardens can improve a household's diet, other than increasing the total amount of food available.
  11. 11th March 1984Give one household-level strategy for reducing water use in a sustainable city.
  12. 12th March 1984What is meant by 'resource security'?
  13. 13th March 1984Define 'water security'.
  14. 14th March 1984State one advantage of siting a large windfarm on open moorland rather than close to a city.
  15. 15th March 1984How does an arete form?
  16. 16th March 1984State one reason why rural mountain communities in Nepal received aid more slowly than people in Kathmandu.
  17. 17th March 1984Is building a sea wall to cope with rising sea levels an example of mitigation or adaptation?
  18. 18th March 1984Give one way a debt-for-nature swap helps protect rainforest.
  19. 19th March 1984Which type of chart is most suitable for comparing the number of shops in five different town centres?
  20. 20th March 1984In Town S, five services are scored out of 100 as follows: Health 72, Education 58, Transport 64, Housing 80, Employment 66. Calculate the mean score across the five services.
  21. 21st March 1984What does GNI stand for?
  22. 22nd March 1984A farmer switches from flooding a field to drip irrigation. Give one reason this reduces the amount of water needed.
  23. 23rd March 1984Name one urban farming technique, other than a sack garden, that could be used to grow food in a small space in a city.
  24. 24th March 1984State one transport strategy, other than cycling, that can reduce car use in a city centre.
  25. 25th March 1984Give one difference between agribusiness and organic farming.
  26. 26th March 1984Give one physical factor that can cause a region to have low water availability.
  27. 27th March 1984Give one type of previous land use on the site where Whitelee Windfarm was built.
  28. 28th March 1984Name the process by which rock fragments carried within ice scrape and grind against the bedrock.
  29. 29th March 1984Suggest one reason why revised building codes introduced after the earthquake might take a long time to reduce risk across the whole country.
  30. 30th March 1984Is planting a forest to absorb carbon dioxide an example of mitigation or adaptation?
  31. 31st March 1984Why might selective logging with replanting be more sustainable than clear-felling?