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Challenge of resource management Flashcards

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significance of food

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without enough nutrients people can become malnourished, this makes them ill and prevents people working or receiving education

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significance of water

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people need a supply of clean and safe water for drinking, cooking and washing
also needed for food clothes and other products

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significance if energy

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good supply of energy is needed for a basic standard of living people need light and heat for cooking to stay warm and for industry

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demand outsourcing supply

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demand for recourses like food, water and energy is rising do quickly that supply cannot always keep up.

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population growth

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global population is 7.3 billion expected to reach 9 billion by 2050, so demand for resources will increase

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economic development

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as LICs and NEEs develop more energy is needed for industry
development means more water and food is needed as diet improves

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Resource Reliance graph

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resource consumption exceeds Earths ability to provide

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Changing technology and employment

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more people in the secondary and tertiary industry so higher demand for electronic and robotics

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food in UK growing demand

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  • imports 40% of food
  • increases carbon footprint
  • growing demand for exotic food all year round
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food in UK impact of demand

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  • supports workers with income
  • less land for locals to grow own food
  • farmers exposed to chemicals
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Agribusiness in the UK

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  • farming treating like a large industrial business
  • increases food production
  • machinery increases efficiency
  • employs little number of people
  • chemicals damage wildlife and habitats
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sustainable foods in the UK

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  • organic foods have little impact on the environment and are healthier
  • reduces emissions by only eating food from UK
  • buying locally sourced food support local shops and farmers
  • 1/3 people grow their own food
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Energy in UK growing demand

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UK consumes less energy compared to 1970s, due to decline of industry

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energy mix in UK

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  • fossil fuels
  • renewable sources do not contribute to climte change
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changes in Uk’s energy mix

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  • 75% of UK’s oil and gas has been used up
  • coal consumption has declines
  • UK become too dependant on imported energy
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water in the UK growing demand

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  • average water used by household has risen by 70%
  • due to growing population, water-intensive appliances, leisure and greenhouses
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deficit and surplus of water in UK

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  • north and west have water surplus
  • south and east have water deficit
  • more than half of England is experiencing water stress
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pollution and quality of water in the UK

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  • chemical run-off from farmland can destroy habitats and wildlife
  • oil from boats poison wildlife
  • untreated waste from industries creates unsafe drinking water
  • sewage spreads bacterial diseases
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water management

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  • strict laws limiting amount of discharge from factories and farms
  • wate water treatment plants removes dangerous elements and makes safe drinking water
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water transfer

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  • involves moving water through pipes from areas of surplus to areas of deficit
  • expensive energy cost
  • effects land and wildlife
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renewable energy UK

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  • government investing more into low carbon alternatives
  • wind, solar, tidal
  • provide job opportunities
  • expensive to install
  • bad visual impact on landscape
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human food

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  • poverty prevents people affording food
  • conflict disrupts farming
  • climate change affecting rainfall patterns making production difficult
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physical food

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  • quality of soil
  • water supply reliable
  • pest, disease can destroy plants
  • extreme weather damages crops
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increasing food supply

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  • biotechnology genetically modifies plants to enhance productivity
  • irrigation, artificially watering land so crops grow
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sustainable food supply

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  • organic farming, no chemicals
  • urban farming
  • managed fishing
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human water

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  • pollution from industrial waste
  • poverty makes in unaffordable
  • lack of waterpipes
  • over abstraction, more water taken than replaced
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physical water

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  • climate needs to provide enough rainfall
  • geology
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impact of water insecurity

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  • less water available for irrigating crops
  • impact economic impact on water manufacturing industries
  • diseases in drinking water
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increasing water supply

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  • water diversion, water stored for longer underground preventing evaporation
  • reservoirs/dams, control flow and storage of water
  • water transfer
  • desalinisation, extraction of salt from sea water
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sustainable water supply

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  • water conservation reduce wasted water
  • groundwater management, monitoring extraction
  • recycling grey water, reusing waste water
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The Wakel River Basin

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  • provides taankas that store water underground
  • small dams interrupt water flow and encourages infiltration
  • irrigate fields
  • sustainable
  • greater education for awareness
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physical energy

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  • geology determines availability of fossil fuels
  • climate variations affect renewable energy
  • natural disasters damage energy infrastructure
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economic energy

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  • extracting fossil fuels is expensive
  • infrastructure is expensive
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impact of energy insecurity

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  • damages habitats and wildlife during oil drilling in Alaska
  • food production depends on energy powered machines
  • decline in manufacturing
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increasing energy supply

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  • fossil fuels power stations made more efficient
  • nuclear plant provide cheap dependable energy source
  • renewable energy can’t run out
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sustainable energy supply

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  • homes conserve energy
  • reducing demand
  • electric cars
  • public transport

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