Consuming resources

Question 0

What is a resource?

Answer 0

Is a naturally occurring substance (e.g water and minerals which can be used in its own right or made I to something else.

Question 1

What is food security?

Answer 1

Is the ability to obtain sufficient food on a day to day basis.
People are considered to be food secure when they they do not live in fear of hunger.

Question 2

What is the word to describe when it is difficult to obtain sufficient food. This can range from hunger through to famine- scale famine?

Answer 2

Food security.

Question 3

Where is the majority of food conflicts ?

Answer 3

In poorer countries, mainly Africa

Question 4

What is the Malthus view?

Answer 4

A future where there are not enough resources for the global population. This will lead to mass starvation and ultimately a fall in population.

Question 5

What is Boserup’s view?

Answer 5

A future in which people successfully use technology in order to provide for a growing population.

Question 6

How will china’s food be affected by population?

Answer 6

As China’s population is still growing there will be a rise in food prices due to a lack of resources to support a bigger population.

Question 7

What are the world problems of a rising population?

Answer 7

A bigger world population will need more resources, this will be a problems as there are already starving people and people in need of homes, it may be hard to accommodate for these people plus more.

Question 8

When was Boserup around?

Answer 8

1910 -> 1999

Question 9

When was Malthus around ?

Answer 9

1766 -> 1834

Question 10

What term does Boserup use to say how farmers will grow more food on smaller pieces of land?

Answer 10

Agricultural intensification.

Question 11

What did Boserup think about disease spreading?

Answer 11

She thought people would not give in to disease or famine and instead invent a solution.

Question 12

What reasons did Boserup give for arguing that food production does not limit or control growth.

Answer 12

It controls farming methods.

Question 13

How did Malthus compare the growth of food supply to population growth?

Answer 13

He thought population grew exponentially (doubling) but food production grew arithmetically.

Question 14

What did Malthus think that food supply would not support population caused?

Answer 14

The population would decrease though starvation.

Question 15

How did Malthus’s view the decrease in population idea?

Answer 15

He thought it was a natural check like war.

Question 16

Give two possible affects of population rise on food,

Answer 16

The increasing population could cause a rise in food prices and less food in poorer area’s.

Question 17

What does renewable mean?

Answer 17

Theses will never run out and can be used over and over again.e.g wind and solar power. They are info ate resources,

Question 18

What is the meaning of sustainable?

Answer 18

These are meeting the needs of today without compromising the needs of tomorrow. For example biofuels and hydrogen powers cars.

Question 19

What is the meaning of non-renewable?

Answer 19

These are being used up and cannot be replaced, such as coal and oil. They are sometimes known as finite resources

Question 20

Give an example of a country that leased land to grow food.

Answer 20

Abu Dhabi is to develop nearly 30,000 hectares of land from Sudan in the first step to ensuring food security.

Question 21

Is Abu Dhabi leading land from Sudan sustainable?

Answer 21

It is not sustainable for Abu Dhabi as once their oil boom runs out they won’t be able to afford the land.

Question 22

Why does Abu Dhabi wish to lease land from Sudan?

Answer 22

Abu Dhabi is rich in oil but does not have enough fertile land.

Question 23

Name 2 benefits of generic engineering that medically help people.

Answer 23

We can make insulin to support people who are diabetic.

Food can be modified to be more nutritious to support people with a plain diet (beta-carotene).

Question 24

How can genetic engineering help improve food availability?

Answer 24

1 in 7 people go to bed hungry, whereas genetic engineering would be able to develop rice and wheat so it can be more resistant and grow in dryer areas.

Question 25

What are a few problems with genetically engineered crops?

Answer 25

We don’t know the long term affects.
Insects are becoming immune to genetically engineered pesticides on the plants.
It is very expensive.

Question 26

Explain basically the patten of resource consumption and supply between wealthy and poorer countries.

Answer 26

Poorer countries are exporting goods whereas high income countries can afford to import the goods.

Question 27

Which metal has a rising price because its difficult to recycle and its running out?

Answer 27

Silver

Question 28

How could countries that export metals benefit from the rising price of silver?

Answer 28

Countries many be able to dictate the price.
The money can be invested in establishing industry, improving services of infrastructure.
The importing countries will face high prices leading to the decline of some manufacturing industries causing unemployment.

Question 29

What is a finite resource?

Answer 29

A finite resource is one that is limited or restricted.

Question 30

What is peak oil?

Answer 30

Peak oil is the point at which oil production reaches it’s maximum level and then declines.

Question 31

What is oil used for?

Answer 31

It fuels cars, heats buildings, provides electricity and makes plastics that we use in everything from milk containers to computers.

Question 32

How much has oil consumption increased a day sconce 1900?

Answer 32

Oil consumption has risen from less than a million barrels a day in 1900 to over 85 million barrels a day.

Question 33

What is another name for oil because it is such a valuable commodity?

Answer 33

Black Gold

Question 34

Give an example of a solution to the dependance on oil.

Answer 34

Bottled water.
Plastic bottles made (out of oil)
Shipped from France and even New Zealand.

Question 35

How many litres of bottled water were drunk in the UK in 2006?

Answer 35

2.27 billion

Question 36

How many tonnes of CO2 have been produced by volvic taking water from France to England?

Answer 36

9,000

Question 37

How many tonnes of plastic was used in bottled water in 2006?

Answer 37

27 million tones

Question 38

What are the number of times tap water is cheaper than bottled?

Answer 38

500x

Question 39

What can people do if they want to drink bottled water?

Answer 39

Store it in larger bottles.
Re-use the bottle.
Re-fill an old bottle instead of buying a new one.

Question 40

What is a problem with hydrogen fuel cells?

Answer 40

Energy is needed to separate hydrogen from its compound -water.

Question 41

What is a problem with biofuels?

Answer 41

The biofuels need space to grow which is needed for growing food unless it us a bi- product of the crop.

Question 42

Using examples explain how renewable energy’s could replace the worlds dependance on oil?

Answer 42

Ground source heat pumps use heat in the ground to heat houses stopping the breed for gas, electric or oil.
An transport alternative is the hydrogen fuel cell, this uses a readily available resource and only produces water, which is not polluting.

Question 43

Give a reason for the speed at which research is being completed into greener fuels.

Answer 43

The answer has to come before fossil fuels run out.

Some company’s have been halted by oil company’s buying the idea out do it can be used .

Question 44

What is the International agreement linked to the United Nations called,

Answer 44

The Kyoto Protocol

Question 45

What is a national push towards less greenhouse gas production?

Answer 45

The English government has introduced a car tax where if your car produced more CO2 you’ll pay more.

Question 46

Fine some reasons why national and local government policies can hep reduce oil consumption.

Answer 46

Congestion fee for people driving in busy cities this encourages people to use public transport, less resources per person.
Local councils recycle and put in bus lanes.
Government - wind turbines - instead of fossil fuels.

Question 47

How could pressure be put on energy suppliers because of economic growth.

Answer 47

As people gain money, they will have more money to spend more on their house, needing more energy.

Question 48

Explain how changing international relations might put pressure on energy suppliers,

Answer 48

Countries might ‘hoard’ leading to conflict.

We may be unable to import fossil fuels and wind turbine parts meaning energy companies will struggle.