Autumn Term Flashcards
Economic issues with all energy sources (2)
Fossil fuels are expensive to extract
Money is needed to research into alternative energy resources
Environmental issues with all energy sources (4)
Burning fossil fuels releases CO2 and other greenhouse gases
Fracking can pollute groundwater and cause mini earthquakes
Accidents like oil spills and nuclear disasters destroy life and habitats
Natural ecosystems can be damaged by wind farms and tidal barrages
What is economic well being
A measure of how much money people have to sustain their standard of living
What is social well being
The social condition of an individual or group
How does water impact upon social and economic well being (3)
Impacts the women who go to get it as they have little time for anything else
Many waterborne diseases - can’t wash so even more diseases - lowers life expectancy
Women can’t be educated as they are getting water so can’t get better jobs and become richer
What is global inequality
Differences between poverty and wealth, people’s well-being, and access to things such as jobs housing and education
What is physical water scarcity
When countries do not have enough water due to climatic and physical reasons
What is economic water scarcity
Where a country had water but does not have the economic means to access it
What does it mean if a country is arid
They don’t get a lot of water
What is agribusiness
When we treat farming like a large industrial business. When hedge growth is cut down to increase farm size, large, mechanical, efficient equipment is used snd chemicals are spread
3 positives for Kenyans as they export food to the uk
- creates jobs
- economic benefits for Kenya
- multiplier effect - farm jobs provide money which is spent in the town which spurs on their economy
3 negatives for Kenyans as they export food to the uk
- takes up already scarce water and fertile lands
- there is already a food scarcity in Kenya
- a lot of waste when food is rejected
What do organic farmers use instead of pesticides
Natural help like ladybirds who eat pests in normal life
Why has energy consumption reduced in recent years
- technology has advanced leading to the creation of energy efficient devices
- population has been educated on the need to save energy so is more conscious about their use
We use less energy per minute than we did in the 1970s
Challenges associated with fracking (3)
- mini earthquakes are caused
- can pollute groundwater
- requires large quantities of water
