Environmental impacts of resource demands

Question 1

What are 4 environmental impacts of superpower resource demands?

Answer 1

Landscape scarring
Oil spills
Deforestation
Fossil fuel consumption

Question 2

What is an example of a mining operation that caused landscape scarring?

Answer 2

Drakelands Pit, Devon

Question 3

When did the Drakelands Pit mine open and what did it extract?

Answer 3

2015

Tungsten

Question 4

What are some environmental impacts of mining?

Answer 4

Landscape scarring
Removal of vegetation
Contamination of groundwater

Question 5

How much of the world’s coal consumption does China account for?

Answer 5

China accounts for 50% of global coal consumption

Question 6

What % of the world’s population does China account for?

Answer 6

19%

Question 7

When did China begin to use coal to fuel its rapid industrialisation?

Answer 7

1990

Question 8

What are some environmental impacts of fossil fuel consumption?

Answer 8

Reduced air quality in urban areas such as Beijing and Shanghai
Acid rain
Global warming

Question 9

What is an example of an oil spill?

Answer 9

The 2010 explosion of BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig

Question 10

Where did the explosion of BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig take place?

Answer 10

Gulf of Mexico

Question 11

How many litres of oil escaped?

Answer 11

450 million litres

Question 12

By how much did Brazil’s food production increase by between 2002 and 2012?

Answer 12

26%

Question 13

What has forested land been converted to?

Answer 13

Cropland and pasture

Question 14

By how much have beef exports increased by in Brazil?

Answer 14

10x

Question 15

How many litres of water are required to produce 1kg of beef?

Answer 15

15,000 litres

Question 16

How much of the world’s carbon emissions did China account for in 2014?

Answer 16

29%