Keywords Flashcards
Aeroponics
Growing plants in the air or mist environment without the use of soil
Agribusiness
Farms are run as businesses to produce as much food as possible
Appropriate Technology
Technology suited to the needs,skills, knowledge and wealth of the local people and their environment
Biotechnology
The genetic engineering of living organisms to produce useful commercial products
Carbon Footprint
The amount of carbon a person produces
Conserve
To save
Consumption
Using something up
Deficit
Having not enough of something e.g. the South East of England have a water deficit
Demand
The need for something e.g. rich people have a high energy demand
Economic well-being
Whether there is enough money and jobs for a good life
Energy mix
The different types of energy a country uses for it’s needs
Famine
Widespread, serious often fatal shortage of food
Food Miles
The distance food travels to get where it is made to who eats it
Fossil Fuels
Coal, oil and gas. They are burned to make energy and will run out
Greenhouse gas
Gases released which cause global warming e.g. carbon dioxide
Green reveloution
An increase in crop production especially in poorer countries, using high yielding varieties, artificial fertilisers and pesticides
Hydroponics
Growing plants with water based nutrient rich soil- not planted in soil
Import
To buy into a country (e.g. food is imported to the Uk abroad)
Industrialised
having developed a lot of industry e.g. Farming is becoming more industrialised
Insecurity
Not having enough of something (similar to scarcity) to last
Irrigation
Artificial watering of the soil or land
Local Sourcing
Where food is bought from the local area and not imported
Organic
Grown without the use of chemicals or pesticides
Permaculture
The development of agriculture ecosystems intended to be more sustainable and self sufficient
Production
Making something e.g. energy
Renewable
Something that can continually be produced and will not run out
Resource
A stock or supply of something that has value or purpose e.g. energy, food, water
Scarcity/Scarce
Not much of something
Seasonal
A resource that is only produced in certain seasons (e.g. strawberries in the Uk are only produced during summer)
Social well-being
How good the quality of life is
Soil Erosion
Removal of topsoil faster than it can be replaced due to natural, human or animal activity
Supply
Providing something
Surplus
Having too much of something
Sustainable
Using resources in a way that meets current demean without stopping further generations from meeting their own needs
Undernourishment
When people don’t eat enough nutrients to cover their needs for energy and growth leading to them having a weaker immune system
Water stress
When an area has a water deficit and does not have enough water
Water Transfer
Moving water from areas that have a sulprus of water to areas that have a deficit
