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5 reasons energy is important to wellbeing

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Used to cook (food)
Used to shower (good hygiene)
Used for entertainment e.g TVs (good mental health)
Used in schools/ factories (to learn and boost economy)
Used by emergency services transport (save lives)

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4 reasons why water is important to our wellbeing

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Used for agriculture (irrigation of crops- jobs and food security)
Used for drinking (stay hydrated)
Used for good hygiene and sanitation (prevent spread of waterborne diseases like cholera reducing illness)
Used for cooking

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2 reasons why food is important to our wellbeing

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Too much/ too little causes health problems (obesity/ malnourishment)
Provides energy (for working and to study)

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4
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Give 4 impacts of water insecurity

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Food production
Conflict
Waterborne diseases
Poor hygiene

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5
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How can water insecurity affect food production

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Agriculture uses 70% of global water supply
Water insecurity means not enough water to irrigate crops causing crop failure/ poor harvests leading to food shortages and malnutrition

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6
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What % of global water supply does agriculture use

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70%

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7
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Why can water insecurity lead to waterborne diseases

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People cannot access safe drinking water, only option is to use contaminated water

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What is water insecurity

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Negative impact on life because of water

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2 factors leading to greater use of water

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Economic development
Increase in population

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10
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Give 1 key industry (clothes) that uses lots of water and explain why this increases water consumption

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Cotton industry
As population increases more clothes need to be made so more water required to grow the cotton

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Explain a few reasons why population growth leads to increased water consumption

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More people use water for drinking and cleaning etc
More people need food so more crops need irrigating so more water used
Etc

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4 reasons why demand for water in UK has increased

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Population growth- more people require water
Factories and industries- more agriculture means more irrigation of crops required + more steam/ cooling systems used
Dishwashers and washing machines- more people can afford these and influenced by enhanced technology so people require water for them and more water required overall
Not turning taps off properly- wastes water

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13
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2 types of water scarcity

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Physical
Economic

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Compare economic and physical water scarcity

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Both mean there is lack of water supply
Physical water scarcity is caused by climate (e.g lack of rainfall and very hot and dry)
Economic water scarcity is when people and government have lack of money for water infrastructure e.g for it to be cleaned and safe to drink or to be transferred to houses

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6 factors affecting water availability

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Climate
Geology
Pollution of water
Over-abstraction of source
Poverty
Limited infrastructure

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What is an aquifer

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Body of permeable rock that can contain/ transmit groundwater

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What is the aim of agribusiness and give 1 reason why the population might be moving towards this

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Aim= maximise amount of food produced (using machinery and fertilisers)

To meet demands of population especially as population increases and ensure food security

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What is agribusiness

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Large-scale Intensive farming that uses machinery and fertilisers aimed at maximising the amount of food produced (increases yield)

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2 negative impacts on growth of agribusiness in UK

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Less workers employed in farming due to greater use of machinery
Can harm biodiversity (e.g hedgerows removed to increase farm sizes which takes away habitats)

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What is meant by food mile

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Distance travelled by food from producer to consumer

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2 reasons why organic food is becoming more popular

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Environmental concerns
Health concerns (on using chemicals and pesticides)

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22
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What % of its food does the UK import

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40%

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23
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True or false, water demand varies across the UK

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True
South East and midlands have higher water demand due to increasing population and higher population density

24
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What agreement did the UK sign in 2015

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Paris Agreement

25
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What year did the UK sign the Paris agreement

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2015

26
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Uk has a target of being ‘…’ by 2050

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Net zero

27
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What year is the UK aiming to be net zero by

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2050

28
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What is grey water

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Recycled domestic waste water
Doesn’t contain harmful chemicals
Can be recycled in garden e.g watering plants

29
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True or false, grey water contains harmful chemicals

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False

30
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environmental issue of wind energy source

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Can kill birds

31
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Economic disadvantage of solar energy

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High initial cost

32
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What is fracking

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Using high pressure water mixture to drill down into earth and shatter shale rock to release natural gases and oil that can be piped from the surface

33
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3 advantages of fracking

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Improve energy security
Generate jobs
Less CO2 produced than coal power stations

34
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3 disadvantages of fracking

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Contaminates groundwater
Non renewable
Produces CO2

35
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2 key industries that use lots of water: w… and c…

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Wine
Cotton

36
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How much water does the Great manmade river transport a day

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6.5 million m cubed

37
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Where is Libya located and why does this lease to physical water scarcity

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North Africa, neighbouring countries include Chad and Egypt

38
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Name of Aquifer in Libya that supplies source of water

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Nubian sandstone aquifer

39
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How much did the first stage of the Great Manmade river cost (stage 1 of 5)

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$14 billion

40
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Why is the Great Manmade river unsustainable

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Source of water in aquifer will eventually run out

41
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Where is most of Libyas population located

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Along north coast e.g Trípoli (capital) and Benghazi

42
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What is Libya’s climate like

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Very dry, little precipitation (causes physical water scarcity)

43
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True or false, the Great Manmade river provides water security

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True

44
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Why did the Great Manmade river cause conflict

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Aquifer is also under Chad, Egypt and Sudan so they should get a share in the water but Libya took it all for itself

45
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Where is the Wakel Basin project located

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State of Rajasthan, northern India

46
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Who arranged Wakel Basin Project

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USAID

47
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Why was the Wakel River Basin project needed

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Issue of overabstarction as wells not regulated (locals lack education on importance of using water sources effectively)
Has very dry climate with lack of water supplies
Lack of wealth or knowledge to improve water supply

48
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How do Taankas work

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Underground storage system made from concrete, and can hold up to 50,000 litres
Simple/ cheap to build and maintain

49
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How do pats work

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Small dam (bund) diverts water from river to fields to irrigate crops
Needs regular maintenance

50
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How do joheds work

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Small earth dam to capture rainwater which raises water table to prevent river drying out

51
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True or false, Libya is 90% desert

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True

52
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2 key reasons why Libya needed water transfer scheme

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Physical water scarcity
Population growth

53
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3 ways to sustainably manage water

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Water conservation (turn off tap when brushing teeth etc)
Recycle grey water in garden
Groundwater management- e.g managing aquifers

54
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Water stress vs deficit vs scarcity vs insecurity

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Deficit- supply doesn’t meet demand
Stress- supply doesn’t meet demand at certain time e.g dry season
Scarcity = focus on lack of water supply
Insecurity- water situation has negative impact on quality of life

55
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What are high value imports

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Fresh foods we pay a high price for when out of season e.g mange tout from Kenya

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