Resource management

Question 1

what is the average calorie intake of the UK compared to Somalia

Answer 1

-average calorie intake of the UK is 3200 calories
- average calorie intake in Somalia is 1600 calories

Question 2

suggest reasons why there is such a difference in calorie intake between the UK and Somalia

Answer 2

-physical reasons such as droughts or natural disasters
- socioeconomic reasons such as war or deforestation

Question 3

What is the daily water consumption a day in the UK compared to an average person in Africa

Answer 3

• in the UK it is 140 litres per day while an average person in Africa may only consume 49 litres per day

Question 4

Why does the UK import so much food

Answer 4

• the demand for out of season foods, such as Strawberries
• demand for greater choice and more exotic foods, such as Bananas

Question 5

Pros and cons for Kenya growing green beans which the UK buys

Answer 5

• generates $1.3 billion a year and employs 4.5 million people
• Kenyan green beans are cheaper than UK green beans
• The beans are grown to sell abroad and not for the Kenyan people themselves

Question 6

what is the carbon footprint the UK contributes to every year from food miles

Answer 6

the UK pumps 19 billion hectares of CO2 every year

Question 7

give an example of an agribusiness

Answer 7

an agribusiness is a large scale farm and industrial business. An example would be Thanet Earth, with 7 greenhouses

Question 8

what are the positives that the Kielder Water provides

Answer 8

• can provide 900 million litres of water to industries and household a day
• it uses renewable energy through the use of hydroelectric power
• created many jobs

Question 9

what are the negatives that the Kielder Water produced

Answer 9

• expensive as it cost £167 million to build
• artificial reservoir which releases Methane
• people could be forced to move

Question 10

positives of large scale farming in Almeria

Answer 10

• generates $1.2 billion per year
• large amount of land (40,000 hectares) means that a large amount of products will be produced in 2.7 billion tonnes
• provides jobs for African migrants
• regular supply of cheap migrants
• warm temperatures throughout the year mean that energy is saved from heating

Question 11

negatives of large scale farming in Almeria

Answer 11

• workers are not well paid
• workers work illegally and have very poor working conditions
• the surrounding ecosystem has been destroyed due to large amounts of the area being covered with plastic

Question 11

what percentage of Madagascar’s population rely on fishing

Answer 11

80% out of 2000

Question 12

What were the positives project SEED

Answer 12

• there was a 33% increase in Lobster prices
• there was a 13km no catch zone for 9 months which allowed the Lobster population to recover
• no pregnant lobster could be captured which further helped the population to recover

Question 13

what were the negatives of project SEED

Answer 13

• the fisherman only had 3 months to catch the lobsters so they had to maximise their catches
• some fisherman have ignored to rule to continue to fish for Lobster
  -the no take zone only spans for 13km, meaning the lobsters outside the enclosure are still at risk