Paper 2 - Section C, Resource Management

Question 1

Suggest one reason why undernourishment is unevenly distributed globally

Answer 1

The most undernourished countries are also the lowest income countries. People are too poor to reliably get enough food

Question 2

Why are many LICs have a water deficit

Answer 2

Because there is low rainfall and high temps which leads to high rates of evaporation

Question 3

What is the main source global energy

Answer 3

Oil

Question 4

What percent does the Uk import food products each year

Answer 4

46%

Question 5

What are food miles

Answer 5

Food miles measure the distance food travels from being produced to the consumer

Question 6

Why will eating food locally sourced reduce the carbon emissions of food production

Answer 6

If people buy locally produced foods, it will reduce the distance food is transported, reducing the food miles

Question 7

What are causes of water pollution in the Uk

Answer 7

1. Farmland runoff - fertilisers and pesticides
2. During storm events, untreated sewage sometimes has to be flushed into rivers
3. Runoff from roads and motorways, including salt used for gritting in the winter

Question 8

How does the Uk manage its water quality

Answer 8

• strict laws which set out limits of water pollution and punishments for those that break them
• laws control how much water is taken from rivers and groundwater
• efficient treatment plants process sewage and recycle safe water back into rivers

Question 9

What are two problems with large-scale water transfer schemes

Answer 9

1. Water is very heavy to transport, it needs to be pumped uphill and pumping uses a lot of energy=increase in carbon emissions
2. Easiest way to transfer water is to link rivers but the rivers could have different water chemistries so it could damage the wildlife in either river

Question 10

How is the UK’s energy mix changing

Answer 10

The country relies heavily on fossil fuels to generate electricity but the reliance is decreasing

Question 11

What factors have meant the UK’s energy mix is changing

Answer 11

• became cheaper to use coal from other countries + Uk coal mines shut
• oil and gas reserves in North Sea have begun to run out
• other countries supplying the Uk with energy are not always politically stable

Question 12

What are the environmental risks of fracking

Answer 12

• involves pumping water and chemicals into the shale bedrock which contaminates groundwater
• Shale gas is a fossil fuel so using it for energy production would not reduce carbon emissions