Georoagrphy (Rescources) Flashcards
What illiness are people from Europe
And North America are more likely to get
Diabetes
What’s is physical water security
Places that do not rain a lot like desserts
What’s when. There is not enough food
Importing will increase and it cost more
Where is oill founded
Middle East
Do lic need a lot of energy
No but when they become a neee much more resources are needed
Where does the uk get there pineapples from
Costa Rica (5000 miles away )
2 importing food positives
.Allows to get food cheaper (tomatoes in Spain are cheaper than England)
.it creates jobs and wages for locals in lic and generates tax from the government
What’s agribusiness
Farms become large business to sell products to many people
Name 2 modern farming methods
Irrigation
Aeroponics
What’s is organic food
Food that’s is grow naturally
Name a tnc that will control some or all stages of the process of getting food
Sainsbury’s
Name 2 improvements to use food in the uk
Only import food we cannot grow in the uk
Setting up frames markets where products must be grown in a specific local area
Name 3 ways we get energy
Renewable energy
Burning fossil fuels
Nuclear
How does nuclear provide energy
Because they use uranium with will run out so it’s not sustainable
What is another idea for the future to make energy f
Fracking
In 1980 what was the average household water percentage
They use 70 percent
What is Britian trying to do to keep having good water
Water transfers scheme by using piper to pump it to the rest of the country
What’s negative if the water transfer scheme
Impacts local wildlife
Pumping water requires energy which increases greenhouse emissions
What are the causes of water pollution in the uk
Chemicals such as fertilisers and pesticides run off from land into rivers
Impacts of water pollution in the uk
Fertilised entering rivers makes plants like algae to grow
Toxic waste can poison wildlife and Which poison humans if theses are eaten
How is water quality managed in the uk
Water companies that provide our drinking water
Education informs the public about damage caused by putting inappropriate intend into the sewage system.
What is the percentage of earth fresh water
2.5
What are the tree ways that water is used
Agriculture use
Industrial use
Domestic use
Reason for water security
Areas can be so hot so water on the ground gets evaporated quickly
Population growth more people more water used
Impacts of not having clean fresh water
Lack of water can lead to food insecurity
Young girl in Africa has to wall out to get water so they miss out on education
Solutions to water security
The government can use laws about how much water can be used
Water efficient farming that doesn’t waste water can be used . Examples like drip irrigation and drought resistant crops
The south to north water transfer project explain
Rains a lot in the south but not in the north and a lot of people live in the north so they transfer the rain water from the south to the north
How much money has it cost so far for the china water scheme
79 billion 17 billion more than expected
3 ways transfer planned
The east route (Oppend2013)
The central route (opened 2014)
The west route (hasn’t open yet )
Negative of the china water scheme
Ecosystems have been badly alters and disrupted
Name 2 ways of sustainable water scheme
Preventing contamination of ground water
Limiting use of ground water
