Resource Management Paper 2

Question 1

How can Solar farms cause conflict?

Answer 1

People may disagree that land used to produce food may be used to produce energy. This could leave to higher food costs and increase food imports that increase green house gas

Question 2

One advantage of sourcing food locally in the uk is

Answer 2

It supports businesses such as farm shops and help grow the local economy

Question 3

Three advantages of using fossil fuels are

Answer 3

Proven technology
Reliable
Can create revenue for exporting counties

Question 4

How do you calculate percentage increase

Answer 4

Percentage increase= increase / original number x 100

Question 5

Improvements to water quantity can change peoples lives because

Answer 5

Increase in water supply can improve food security, as irrigation can increase crop yields

Question 6

When describing changes on a line graph, it’s useful to identify

Answer 6

The trend
Extremes
Data

Question 7

One challenge of managing water quality in the uk is

Answer 7

Increase in extreme rainfall events linked to climate change have led to reduction in water quality due to increased surface run- off

Question 8

One way improvements in water quality can change peoples lives is

Answer 8

Improvements to health allow individuals to remain in school or be fit to work

Question 9

Increased surface run-off can reduce water quantify because

Answer 9

Chemicals from agriculture and industry are more likely to be washed into rivers

Question 10

Plastic pollution is a challenge to the uk because

Answer 10

It can often end up in rivers and seas, where it can block drains and be ingested by marine organisms. Plastic contains toxic chemicals that can leach into the soil and ground water supplies

Question 11

Increase of raw sewage entering the uk rivers and costal regions is occurring because

Answer 11

In order to prevent the overwhelming of water treatment plants during periods of high rainfall, water companies allow to discharge raw sewage

Question 12

One environmental impact of importing food from overseas is

Answer 12

An increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere as a result of emissions from transportation

Question 13

5 energy renewable sources

Answer 13

1. Biomass
2. Hydroelectric
3. Geothermal
4. Solar
5. Wind

Question 14

One economic impact of increased energy use could be…

Answer 14

The increase in demand leads to price rises, this could lead to fuel poverty amongst some groups of people

Question 15

When describing distribution on a map, it’s important to make reference to…

Answer 15

Place names and compass directions

Question 16

One argument again fracking is

Answer 16

The chemicals used to extract the gas from the shale rock may mix with water stored in rocks under the ground. This could be dangerous to human health and contaminate food supplies

Question 17

To reduce energy use and make it’s transport network more sustainable, by 2020 London had…

Answer 17

Completed 362km of it’s planned 1400km cycle network. This meant that 18% of Londoners now live within 400m of a cycle network.

Question 18

One way which energy use in home can be made more sustainable is..

Answer 18

Insulating homes mean that less energy will be required for heating which is currently c.15% of the average UK person’s carbon footprint.

Question 19

One argument for ‘fracking’ is

Answer 19

The UK government may favour it because it will increase the security of the UK’s energy supply, making it less reliant on gas supplied from overseas countries such as Russia

Question 20

Fracking is

Answer 20

The process of extracting gas from shale rock. A mixture of water and chemicals are pumped under ground at high pressure. This causes the rock to fracture and the trapped gas is released and piped to the surface.

Question 21

An energy deficit occurs when…

Answer 21

An energy demand exceeds supply

Question 22

One social impact of increased energy use could be

Answer 22

The creation of new jobs in the renewable energy sector such as design and engineering