Resource Management and Energy

Question 1

what is a biotic resource

Answer 1

obtained by biosphere- living resource

Question 2

what is an abiotic resource

Answer 2

obtained by lithosphere- non living like sunlight water soil

Question 3

Describe the global distribution of natural resources

Answer 3

UNEVEN
fossil fuels in middle east
agriculture lower at the poles
rocks and minerals, china and brazil
water supply surplus in rainforests and deficit in arid

Question 4

Describe the distribution of UK natural resources

Answer 4

• natural gas 200 trillion of shale gas in NW
• agriculture in East
• oil from north sea
• water higher in north

Question 5

what factors effect how resource consumption varies

Answer 5

population- china consumes a lot
advances in technology- more demand for electricity
availability of resources- if you have resources youre more likely to use them

Question 6

Describe some ways the environment is exploited

Answer 6

• defforestation 70,000 ha cameroon
• overfishing
• farming leads to land degradation
• extraction of fossil fuels

Question 7

describe how non renewables effect people

Answer 7

coal- miners get illness + lots of energy made
Oil- (Tar sands) leaks exposes people to chemicals
+514000 jobs
Natural Gas- (fracking) subsidence of homes +safe and plentiful supply of shale gas from NW England
Uranium hinkley point- expensive 37billion, radiation produced +reliable energy

Question 8

describe how non renewables effect the environment

Answer 8

coal- groudwater polluted and burning makes CO2
Oil spilliages-gulf of mexico also 6 barrels water for 1 oil
Natural gas- found in national parks so damge envmnt
Nuclear- waste is hard to dispose of

Question 9

describe how renewables effect people

Answer 9

wind- loud 50 deci, not aesthetic +lots of power
solar- take up land +jobs
hydroelectric- families relocate SSdam 234 villiages +lots of energy

Question 10

describe how renewables effect the environment

Answer 10

wind- clean 925000 tonnes CO2 saved but scars landscape
solar- desert used but it damages fragile habitats
hydroelectric- area susceptible to earthquakes

Question 11

describe the management of resources in india

Answer 11

solar- invested 100 billion
international solar alliance in 120 countries
wind- 8.6% of energy mix 4th largest
hydroelectric- SSDam 1450 megawatts a day and drinking water produced but religious and villiages have been drowned

Question 12

evaluate the management of resources in Germany

Answer 12

solar- 8% reduces emission by 100,000 tonnes in 30 yrs
baravia solar park 26 hectares
wind- 8% mostly on shore
+ meets supply and demand and less damage to environement
-expensive not aesthetic
-depend on sun and wind

Question 13

describe the attitudes to exploitation of energy in INDIVIDUALS

Answer 13

-carbon footprints 12% in the home
-15% by heating
-10% personal transport
get solar panel smart meter and use public transport

Question 14

describe the attitudes to exploitation of energy in ORGANISATIONS

Answer 14

-they focus on the financial gain
-Mcdonalds reuses cooking oil in powering lorries
-LED bulbs used to save money
not all companies do this as its expensive
-creates good image of their company

Question 15

describe the attitudes to exploitation of energy in GOVERNMENTS

Answer 15

• meeting supply and demand
• Developing countries given aid £100billion to invest in more renewable energy
• encourages smart meters
• emissions linked to car tax

Question 16

why do non/renewable energy need sustainable management

Answer 16

climate change
population growth
consumerism lots of (demand)
biodiversity