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May 1985 5-a-day

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May 1985

31 sheets · 155 questions · GCSE

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  1. 1st May 1985Name one European district that is used as an example of sustainable urban design.
  2. 2nd May 1985What is meant by 'resource security'?
  3. 3rd May 1985State one way industrial growth increases a country's water demand.
  4. 4th May 1985What term describes the maximum electrical power a windfarm could generate if every turbine ran at full output at the same time?
  5. 5th May 1985Name the process by which meltwater refreezes around rock and moving ice pulls the loosened blocks away.
  6. 6th May 1985Give one reason why the avalanche triggered on Everest by the 2015 earthquake was particularly significant.
  7. 7th May 1985Name one greenhouse gas released by burning fossil fuels.
  8. 8th May 1985Give one limitation of relying only on international agreements to stop illegal logging.
  9. 9th May 1985State 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.
  10. 10th May 1985On a radial graph comparing five services, a spoke with a small enclosed area close to the centre indicates what about that service?
  11. 11th May 1985What name is given to aid provided immediately after a disaster to meet urgent needs such as food and shelter?
  12. 12th May 1985A 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.
  13. 13th May 1985State one crop type that grows well in a sack garden because it grows quickly and does not need deep roots.
  14. 14th May 1985Explain one way that green roofs can reduce a building's energy use.
  15. 15th May 1985Give one difference between agribusiness and organic farming.
  16. 16th May 1985Give one reason a shared, transboundary river can create uncertainty over water supply for a downstream country.
  17. 17th May 1985Explain why battery storage or backup power stations are needed alongside a windfarm like Whitelee.
  18. 18th May 1985Why do hanging valleys often have waterfalls where they meet the main glacial trough?
  19. 19th May 1985Give one reason why many Nepali homeowners could not rely on insurance payouts to help rebuild, unlike homeowners in some wealthier countries.
  20. 20th May 1985What term describes the natural process that keeps the Earth warm enough to support life?
  21. 21st May 1985What does 'sustainable management' of a rainforest mean?
  22. 22nd May 1985Which type of graph is most suitable for showing how a river's discharge changes hour by hour during a flood?
  23. 23rd May 1985Name the general shape of a population pyramid for a country with roughly similar numbers of people in each age group.
  24. 24th May 1985Give one social measure of development, other than life expectancy.
  25. 25th May 1985In which country is Kitui County, the location of a well-known community rainwater-harvesting project, found?
  26. 26th May 1985Calculate the monthly vegetable output of 15 sack gardens if each produces 3.5 kg per month.
  27. 27th May 1985Define 'urban sustainability'.
  28. 28th May 1985A 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.
  29. 29th May 1985State one human factor that can reduce the amount of usable fresh water in a river.
  30. 30th May 1985Name the country within the UK where Whitelee Windfarm is located.
  31. 31st May 1985What is a glacial trough?