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August 1989 5-a-day

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August 1989

31 sheets · 155 questions · GCSE

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  1. 1st August 1989Is planting a forest to absorb carbon dioxide an example of mitigation or adaptation?
  2. 2nd August 1989Why might selective logging with replanting be more sustainable than clear-felling?
  3. 3rd August 1989Give 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.
  4. 4th August 1989Two countries plot at exactly the same point on a triangular graph of employment structure. State what this tells you about their economies.
  5. 5th August 1989Name the three components combined in the Human Development Index (HDI).
  6. 6th August 1989A community wants a water technology that villagers can repair themselves using local tools and materials. Which term describes this kind of technology?
  7. 7th August 1989What is the term for growing food within a city or town, rather than in the surrounding countryside?
  8. 8th August 1989Name one European district that is used as an example of sustainable urban design.
  9. 9th August 1989What is meant by 'resource security'?
  10. 10th August 1989State one way industrial growth increases a country's water demand.
  11. 11th August 1989What term describes the maximum electrical power a windfarm could generate if every turbine ran at full output at the same time?
  12. 12th August 1989Name the process by which meltwater refreezes around rock and moving ice pulls the loosened blocks away.
  13. 13th August 1989Give one reason why the avalanche triggered on Everest by the 2015 earthquake was particularly significant.
  14. 14th August 1989Name one greenhouse gas released by burning fossil fuels.
  15. 15th August 1989Give one limitation of relying only on international agreements to stop illegal logging.
  16. 16th August 1989State 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.
  17. 17th August 1989On a radial graph comparing five services, a spoke with a small enclosed area close to the centre indicates what about that service?
  18. 18th August 1989What name is given to aid provided immediately after a disaster to meet urgent needs such as food and shelter?
  19. 19th August 1989A 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.
  20. 20th August 1989State one crop type that grows well in a sack garden because it grows quickly and does not need deep roots.
  21. 21st August 1989Explain one way that green roofs can reduce a building's energy use.
  22. 22nd August 1989Give one difference between agribusiness and organic farming.
  23. 23rd August 1989Give one reason a shared, transboundary river can create uncertainty over water supply for a downstream country.
  24. 24th August 1989Explain why battery storage or backup power stations are needed alongside a windfarm like Whitelee.
  25. 25th August 1989Why do hanging valleys often have waterfalls where they meet the main glacial trough?
  26. 26th August 1989Give one reason why many Nepali homeowners could not rely on insurance payouts to help rebuild, unlike homeowners in some wealthier countries.
  27. 27th August 1989What term describes the natural process that keeps the Earth warm enough to support life?
  28. 28th August 1989What does 'sustainable management' of a rainforest mean?
  29. 29th August 1989Which type of graph is most suitable for showing how a river's discharge changes hour by hour during a flood?
  30. 30th August 1989Name the general shape of a population pyramid for a country with roughly similar numbers of people in each age group.
  31. 31st August 1989Give one social measure of development, other than life expectancy.