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Resource Management Food Flashcards

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Write a Definition Of Food Insecurity And Name a Country That its High In?

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  • Its Where Their Isn’t Enough Food For People To Eat.
    For Example Somalia-(LIC).
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Write a Definition Of Food Security and Name a Country That Its High In?

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  • Its Where Their Is Lots Of Food For People To Eat.
    For Example USA (HIC).
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Write a Definition Of Malnutrition?

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  • It’s Where You Don’t Eat Enough or Eat Enough Food To Get The Right Nutrition To Be Healthy
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Write a Definition Of A Resource?

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  • Its Things People Need For Survival.
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Write a Definition Of Food Miles?

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  • Its How Many Miles It Takes Food To Travel.
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Write a Definition Of Undernutrition?

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  • It When You Don’t Eat Enough Nutrient To Cover Needs Of Energy
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Write A Definition Of Seasonal Food and Give a Example?

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  • Its The Times Of Year That Are Good For Harvest
    For Example Strawberries They Can’t Be Eaten In Winter In The Uk
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Write a Definition Of Carbon Footprint?

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  • It Is The Amount Of CO2 That Has Been Released Into The Atmosphere.
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Write A Definition Of Organic Food?

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  • It Is Plants That Have Been Grown and Farmers don’t Spray With Chemicals.
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Name 5 Pros Of Uk Buying Food From LICS?

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  • Increases Food In The Uk.
  • Its Cheaper To Buy Food From LICs.
  • Farming Jobs Created In Poor Countries.
  • Reliable Source Of Income.
  • Taxes Are Paid Helping Develop That Country.
  • The Uk Can Get Exotic and Seasonal Food at Any Time.
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Name 4 Cons Of Uk Buying Food From LICS?

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  • Increases Food Miles.
  • Land Was Previously Used To Grow Crops For The Local People But Is Used To Grow Crops For The UK.
  • Large Amount Of Water Used Causing Water Scarcity.
  • Exposure To Harmful Chemicals.
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Write a Definition of a Agribusiness?

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  • It Is Farmers That Choose More Intensive Farming Methods Or Buy Modern Machinery To Increases Crop Yield.
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Name 3 Locally Sourced Methods of Farming?

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  • Agribusiness
  • Farm Shops
  • Organic Crops
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Name 6 Reasons That Affect Food Supply?

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  • Climate
  • Diseases and Pests
  • Conflict
  • Technology
  • Water Stress
  • Poverty
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Explain How Conflict Causes Food Supply?

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  • Because When They Is a War The Crops Of That Country Can Get Destroyed.
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Name 5 Impacts Of Food Insecurity?

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  • Soil Erosion
  • Famine
  • Rising Food Prices
  • Undernourishment
  • Social Unrest
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Name 3 Physical Factors That Affect Food Supply?

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  • Climate
  • Water Stress
  • Pets and Diseases
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Name 3 Human Factors That Affect Food Supply?

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  • Poverty
  • Technology
  • Conflict
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Why Does Rising Food Prices Lead To Less Food Supply?

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  • Because If There Is Very Little Food It Would Be Expensive Because Farmers Want To Make a Profit.
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Name 5 Ways You Can Grow More Food?

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  • Irrigation
  • Hydroponics and Aeroponics
  • Biotechnology
    -New Green Revolution
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Explain What Irrigation Is And Give a Example

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  • It Is Where Farmers Can Control How Much Water Reaches The Plant.
    For Example Drip Irrigation Is Where The Drops Of Water Are Watering The Roots.
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Which 3 Areas do farmers get water for irrigation?

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  • Rivers
    -Aquifers
    -Reservoirs
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How Does Drip Irrigation Help Farmers Grow More Food?

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  • It Helps Farmers Grow More Food Because Less Water Is Wasted Meaning Low Evaporation Loses.
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Write a Definition What Aeroponics And Hydroponics Is?

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  • Aeroponics Is Where The Plants Is Sprayed With Air Or Mist.
  • Hydroponics Is Where You Grow Plants On Water But The Water Contains Nutrients.
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Write a Definition Of Biotechnology?

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  • Biotechnology Is Where You Grow Genetic Mutation Crops Or GM Crops.
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Write a Definition Of Green Revolution?

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  • It Is Where You Grow More Food Using Machinery Like Tractors.
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What Acronym Should You Use For The Pros OF Growing More Food?

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  • P - Preservation Of Ecosystem
  • S - Soil Heath
  • R - Reduction In Pollution
  • L - Long-Term Productivity
  • M - Market Opportunities
  • R - Resources Efficiency
  • F - Food Security
  • H - Healthier Food
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What Acronym Should You Use For The Cons OF Growing More Food?

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  • L - Labour Initial Yields
  • L - Land Use Pressure
  • H - Higher Costs
  • M - Market Limitations
  • R - Risk Of Reduce Profitably
  • L - Labour Intensive Practices
  • S - Short-Term Food Security
29
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Indus Basin Irrigation System (IBIS) Is

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Large-Scale Agriculture

30
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IBIS Is The Largest (____________________) In The World.

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  • Largest Continuous Irrigation System
31
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How Much Land Is The IBIS Spanning Over?

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  • It Covers About 1 Million km Squared
32
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Name 4 Countries That Is Spans Over?

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  • Pakistan
  • India
  • China
  • Afghanistan
33
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Where Did The Source Of The Indus Basin Begin In?

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It Began In The Tibet Plateau

34
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How Many Miles Does It Flow Through Pakistan To Reach The Arabian Sea?

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  • 1,976 Miles Until It Reaches The Arabian Sea Flowing Nearly.
35
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Name 2 Physical Things That Are Feeding The IBIS?

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  • Heavy Rainfall
  • Snow Melting From The Tibet Plateau.
36
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Name The 3 Major Dams In The IBIS?

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  • Tarbela
  • Mangla
  • Chasma
37
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How Much Water Can The Tarbela Reservoir Hold?

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11 Billon Meters cubed

38
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How Many Times is The Water In The Canal Transfer Between The River?

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12 Times

39
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How Many Small Canals Does The Water Need To Pass Through To Be Distributed To The Countryside?

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64,000Km

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What Acronym Should You Use For The Pros Of The IBIS?

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  • C - Cash Crops
  • I - Improves Food Security For Pakistan
  • F - Fruit Crops Have Increased By 150%
  • D - Diets Have Improved For The Local People
  • E - Economy - 23% Of Agriculture Has Improved Help The GDP
  • C - Children Can Go To School
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What Acronym Should You Use For The Cons Of The IBIS?

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  • H - High Summer Temperatures
  • F - Farmers Take Unfair Share
  • P -Poor Irrigation Techniques Means That Water Is Wasted
  • H - High Costs To Maintain
  • I - Increasing Political Tensions
  • P - Population Growth
42
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How Much Water Source Does IBIS Provide To India and Pakistan
And What Crops are Mostly Grow Their?

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  • 80%
  • Wheat,Rice,Fruit
43
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What Percentage Of Pakistan Is Coved By IBIS?

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65%

44
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How Much People are Estimated To Live In The IBIS?

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300 Million

45
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When Was The Indus Water Treaty SIgned and What Area Did Pakistan Control and Which Area Did India Control?

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  • It Was Signed In 1960
  • It Gave India Control Of The Eastern Rivers.
  • It Gave Pakistan Control Of The Western Rivers.
46
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Fish Rice Farming Is What Scheme?

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  • Its a Sustainable Way To Grow More Food iN LIC/NEE
47
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Which Contry,Area And Part Is The Fish Rice Farming Located?

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  • Its Located Jampur Which Is Located In The North Of The Capital Of Bangladesh (LIC)
48
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Jamalpur Is a Very (_____) Part Of Bangladesh With Lots Of (____________) Area.

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  • Poor
  • Agriculture
49
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What Type Of Farming Do They Do At Jamalpur and What Crops Do Farmers Mostly Grow?

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  • Most Farmers In Jamalpur Use Subsistence Farming This IS Where Farmers Grow Food Only For Their Families.
  • The Most Common Crops They Grow are Rice and Wheat
49
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What Percentage Of Jampular Works In Agriculture?

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  • 65.5%
49
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What Does The Fish-Rice Farming Scheme Include?

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  • Small Indigenous Fish.
  • Safety Nets Which Stops Birds And Other Prey From Eating The Fish.
50
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Name 5 Reasons How Fish Help The Rice Growing?

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  • The Fish Provide a Source Of Fertilizer In Their Dropping.
  • The Fish Eat Pests.
  • They Help Circulate Oxygen Around The Rice.
  • They Increase Rice Yield By 10% and Addition Fish Supply.
  • Fish can Improve Diets As It is a Source Of Protein and Surplus Rice can Be Sold at Market.
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Name 5 Reasons Why Fish-Rice Farming Is Sustainable?

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  • It Doesn’t Use Artificial Fertilizers Or Pesticides.
  • It Doesn’t Use Expensive Equipment.
  • It Is Not Harmful To The Environment.
  • It Incenses Food Supplies For The Local People.
  • It Provide Farmers With Income.
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How Does The Fish-Rice Farming Work?

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  • 1 - Farmers Identify a Site That Will Not Be Washed Away if a Flood Happens.
  • 2 - A Dyke Is Built Approximate 60cm High Around The Edge Of The Field To Trap Fish.
  • 3 - A Ditch For The Fish Is Dug Then Rice Is Planted In Row 35cm Apart and The Ditch Is Filled With 50% Water.
  • 4 - The Water Is Purified by Adding Lime Then When The River Starts To Shoot The Water Level is Increased By 12-15cm And Small Fish are released Into The Ditch.
  • 5 - As Soon as The Fish are Used To The Rice Filed The Water Is Raide and Then The Rich Is Grow.
  • 6 - 4-5 Months Later The Rice is Harvested Drained and The Fish are Collected From The Ditch

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