Paper 2 - Rescource Management

Question 1

What is the environmental impact of importing food to the uk?

Answer 1

Larger food miles.
More fossil fuels burnt.
More co2 released.

Question 2

What is the environmental impact of sourcing food locally?

Answer 2

Less food miles.
Less fossil fuels burnt.
Less co2 released.

Question 3

Define water insecurity.

Answer 3

Limited or no access to clean, running water.

Question 4

Where is Lesotho located?

Answer 4

Surrounded by South Africa.

Question 5

Does Lesotho have a water surplus or defecit?

Answer 5

Water surplus.

Question 6

Name 2 advantages to Lesotho from the dam build.

Answer 6

1. Provides 75% of its gdp.
2. Sanitation coverage will increase from 15 to 20%.

Question 7

Name 3 disadvantages to the water transfer scheme in Lesotho.

Answer 7

1. Forces 30,000 to move.
2. Displaces 17 villages.
3. Reduces agricultural land for 71 villages.

Question 8

Name 1 advantage to South Africa for the water transfer scheme.

Answer 8

1. Provides safe water for 10% of the population without acces to running water.

Question 9

Name 2 disadvantages for South Africa with the water transfer scheme.

Answer 9

1. Costs are likely to reach $4 billion.
2. 40% of water will be lost through leakages.

Question 10

Name 2 disadvantages for South Africa with the water transfer scheme.

Answer 10

1. Costs are likely to reach $4 billion.
2. 40% of water will be lost through leakages.

Question 11

Name the way water management was improved in the wakel river basin?

Answer 11

Pats

Question 12

What are pats?

Answer 12

Small dams used to divert water flow to farmlands and housing

Question 13

Name 3 advantages for the wakel river basin pats project

Answer 13

Reduces crop failure
Cheap
Low skilled people needed

Question 14

What are the disadvantages to the pats wakel river basin project

Answer 14

Once a month maintenance was needed to clean out silt.
Can starve vegetation elsewhere