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December 1992 5-a-day

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December 1992

31 sheets · 155 questions · GCSE

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  1. 1st December 1992Give one reason why global water demand has risen due to population change.
  2. 2nd December 1992A 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.
  3. 3rd December 1992What is a corrie (or cirque)?
  4. 4th December 1992Name the two tectonic plates whose collision is responsible for earthquakes in the Nepal/Himalaya region.
  5. 5th December 1992Name the 2015 international agreement in which countries agreed to try to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees C.
  6. 6th December 1992State one country where ecotourism has been used to help fund rainforest conservation.
  7. 7th December 1992A survey of 250 people found that 100 travel to work by car. Calculate the angle needed to show this on a pie chart.
  8. 8th December 1992State whether a population pyramid with a narrow base and a wider top is more likely to show a youthful population or an ageing population.
  9. 9th December 1992State one physical factor that can restrict a country's development.
  10. 10th December 1992Give one part of a hand pump that needs regular maintenance.
  11. 11th December 1992Give one way that urban farming projects like sack gardens can improve a household's diet, other than increasing the total amount of food available.
  12. 12th December 1992Give one household-level strategy for reducing water use in a sustainable city.
  13. 13th December 1992Name the power station whose closure in 2024 ended coal-fired electricity generation in Great Britain.
  14. 14th December 1992Define 'water security'.
  15. 15th December 1992State one advantage of siting a large windfarm on open moorland rather than close to a city.
  16. 16th December 1992How does an arete form?
  17. 17th December 1992State one reason why rural mountain communities in Nepal received aid more slowly than people in Kathmandu.
  18. 18th December 1992Is building a sea wall to cope with rising sea levels an example of mitigation or adaptation?
  19. 19th December 1992Give one way a debt-for-nature swap helps protect rainforest.
  20. 20th December 1992Which type of chart is most suitable for comparing the number of shops in five different town centres?
  21. 21st December 1992In 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.
  22. 22nd December 1992What does GNI stand for?
  23. 23rd December 1992A farmer switches from flooding a field to drip irrigation. Give one reason this reduces the amount of water needed.
  24. 24th December 1992Name one urban farming technique, other than a sack garden, that could be used to grow food in a small space in a city.
  25. 25th December 1992State one transport strategy, other than cycling, that can reduce car use in a city centre.
  26. 26th December 1992Give one reason, other than population growth, why global demand for resources such as energy has increased in recent decades.
  27. 27th December 1992Give one physical factor that can cause a region to have low water availability.
  28. 28th December 1992Give one type of previous land use on the site where Whitelee Windfarm was built.
  29. 29th December 1992Name the process by which rock fragments carried within ice scrape and grind against the bedrock.
  30. 30th December 1992Suggest one reason why revised building codes introduced after the earthquake might take a long time to reduce risk across the whole country.
  31. 31st December 1992Is planting a forest to absorb carbon dioxide an example of mitigation or adaptation?