DEC- Autumn term assessment

Which way should large windows face in Uk housing?

• North

• South

• East

• West

Due to the instillation of sewages and services there is LESS impact to the environment if new housing developments happen

• The countryside

• Edge of towns

New housing should be built with driveways for cars, not parking on the road, this is because..

• It encourage people to by petrol cars.

• It cuts down on car crime

• It allows electrical charging of cars fromthe house

• It encourages people to buy bigger cars that are hard to parallel park

Where in a house is insulation most effective

• Underfloor

• Water tank

• Loft

• Chimney flumes

Human waste from houses can flow into an anaerobic digestion tank, in which bacteria produce…

• Oxygen

• Carbon dioxide

• Methane

• Nitrogen

Methane produced from humans waste is an advantage as….

• It can be used as a fuel in the house

• It can be vented from the tanks and it not a greenhouse gas

• It can be used as a fuel for cars

• It can be compressed into a liquid and used as a fertilizer

It is better to use rocks from the local Ashburton quarry than transporting rocks from large London quarries, because…….

• Less environmental impact is involved quarrying the rock

• Less carbon dioxide emissions from lorries

• Ashburton rocks are attractive

• Ashburton rocks are harder

Subsidence of house in the Uk, is usually due to

• Rock movements along bedding planes.

• Insufficient foundations

• Weather conditions

• Damp

Living roofs on buildings provide insulation to stop heat loss

• True

• False

Living roofs on housing results in thinner roofing material and therefore less construction costs.

• True

• False