Resource Management

Question 1

Low Income Country (LIC)

Answer 1

A country with a GNI of below £812

Question 2

High Income Country (HIC)

Answer 2

A country with a GNI of above £9909

Question 3

Newly Emerging Country

Answer 3

A country that has begun to experience high rates of economic development.

Question 4

Resource

Answer 4

A stock or supply of something that has a value or purpose.

Question 5

Resource Management

Answer 5

The control/monitoring of resources so that they don’t become depleted or exhausted.

Question 6

Industrialisation

Answer 6

An increase in the processing of raw materials and the manufacture of goods in factories.

Question 7

Agribusiness

Answer 7

Application of business skills to agriculture

Question 8

Local food sourcing

Answer 8

A method of food production and distribution that is local.

Question 9

Malnutrition

Answer 9

A poorly-balanced diet lacking in vitamins and minerals which leads to health problems.

Question 10

Undernutrition

Answer 10

Not having enough food in terms of calories consumed per day

Question 11

Food miles

Answer 11

The distance covered supplying Food to consumers.

Question 12

Organic Produce

Answer 12

Food which is produced using environmentally and animal friendly farming methods.

Question 13

Fossil Fuels

Answer 13

A natural Fuel formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms

Question 14

Carbon Footprint

Answer 14

A measurement of all the greenhouse gases we produce individually.

Question 15

Ecological Footprint

Answer 15

A measurement of how much productive land that is needed to sustain an individual or population.

Question 16

Water Scarcity

Answer 16

The problem in which there is a lack of access to fresh, clean water.

Question 17

Biomass

Answer 17

Renewable, organic materials.

Question 18

Energy conservation

Answer 18

The act of reducing energy consumption.

Question 19

Energy Exploitation

Answer 19

Developing and using energy resources to the greatest possible advantage.

Question 20

Energy Security

Answer 20

Uninterrupted availability of energy resource at an affordable price.

Question 21

Geothermal Energy

Answer 21

Energy generated by heat stored deep inside the Earth.

Question 22

Hydroelectric power

Answer 22

Energy generated by turbines driven by moving water.

Question 23

Solar Power

Answer 23

The Sun’s energy exploited by solar cells.

Question 24

Sustainable development

Answer 24

Development that meets the requirements of the present without limiting the ability of future generations

Question 25

Nuclear Power

Answer 25

Energy released by a nuclear reaction.

Question 26

Renewable Energy Resources

Answer 26

A resource that is not diminished when it’s used.

Question 27

Non-renewable Energy

Answer 27

Sources of energy that are finite.

Question 28

Sustainable Energy Supply

Answer 28

Energy that can be used without harming future generations.

Question 29

Wind Energy

Answer 29

Energy harnessed from the power of wind

Question 30

Global Warming

Answer 30

The warming of the Earth’s atmosphere.

Question 31

Greenhouse gas

Answer 31

Gases in the atmosphere that have the effect of absorbing the Sun’s heat.