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July 2000 - GCSE Geography 5-a-day

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July 2000

31 sheets · 155 questions · GCSE

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  1. 1st July 2000State one way industrial growth increases a country's water demand.
  2. 2nd July 2000What term describes the maximum electrical power a windfarm could generate if every turbine ran at full output at the same time?
  3. 3rd July 2000Name the process by which meltwater refreezes around rock and moving ice pulls the loosened blocks away.
  4. 4th July 2000Give one reason why the avalanche triggered on Everest by the 2015 earthquake was particularly significant.
  5. 5th July 2000Name one greenhouse gas released by burning fossil fuels.
  6. 6th July 2000Give one limitation of relying only on international agreements to stop illegal logging.
  7. 7th July 2000State 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.
  8. 8th July 2000On a radial graph comparing five services, a spoke with a small enclosed area close to the centre indicates what about that service?
  9. 9th July 2000What name is given to aid provided immediately after a disaster to meet urgent needs such as food and shelter?
  10. 10th July 2000A 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.
  11. 11th July 2000State one crop type that grows well in a sack garden because it grows quickly and does not need deep roots.
  12. 12th July 2000Explain one way that green roofs can reduce a building's energy use.
  13. 13th July 2000State whether the north and west of the UK, or the south and east, has the larger water surplus, and give one reason why.
  14. 14th July 2000Give one reason a shared, transboundary river can create uncertainty over water supply for a downstream country.
  15. 15th July 2000Explain why battery storage or backup power stations are needed alongside a windfarm like Whitelee.
  16. 16th July 2000Why do hanging valleys often have waterfalls where they meet the main glacial trough?
  17. 17th July 2000Give one reason why many Nepali homeowners could not rely on insurance payouts to help rebuild, unlike homeowners in some wealthier countries.
  18. 18th July 2000What term describes the natural process that keeps the Earth warm enough to support life?
  19. 19th July 2000What does 'sustainable management' of a rainforest mean?
  20. 20th July 2000Which type of graph is most suitable for showing how a river's discharge changes hour by hour during a flood?
  21. 21st July 2000Name the general shape of a population pyramid for a country with roughly similar numbers of people in each age group.
  22. 22nd July 2000Give one social measure of development, other than life expectancy.
  23. 23rd July 2000In which country is Kitui County, the location of a well-known community rainwater-harvesting project, found?
  24. 24th July 2000Calculate the monthly vegetable output of 15 sack gardens if each produces 3.5 kg per month.
  25. 25th July 2000Define 'urban sustainability'.
  26. 26th July 2000What is a water transfer scheme?
  27. 27th July 2000State one human factor that can reduce the amount of usable fresh water in a river.
  28. 28th July 2000Name the country within the UK where Whitelee Windfarm is located.
  29. 29th July 2000What is a glacial trough?
  30. 30th July 2000In which mountain range does Nepal lie, making it prone to earthquakes?
  31. 31st July 2000Name one piece of evidence, other than ice cores, that scientists use to study past climate.