Resource Managment Flashcards
How is our carbon footprint growing?
Transporting food produced co2
Importing food has co2
What economic issues does exploiting energy sources cause?
Extracting fossil fuels is expensive
Money is needed for research
What environmental issues does exploiting energy cause?
Burning of fossil fuels releases co2 and other greenhouse gases
Why is food consumption increasing ?
Rising population
Economic development - people are getting wealthier so can spend more money on food
How does climate affect food supply?
Some countries climate is too hot/cold so can’t grow anything, droughts and floods affect growing as well
How does water stress affect food supply?
Areas with low rainfall struggle to grow plants
How does poverty affect food supply?
Don’t have land to grow and can’t buy
How does technology affect food supply ?
Machinery to harvest crops is more efficient
What does famine mean?
Serious lack of food that can,cause death and starvation
Methods of increasing food production
Irrigation - artificially watering plants so they don’t dehydrate
Fertiliser - boosting yields of crops
What is water insecurity ?
Not having enough CLEAN water
What impacts can water insecurity have ?
Pollution - people have to drink dirty water
Reduced food production as no water to grow crops
How can water supplies be increased ?
Store water in dams and reservoirs
Water transfer - move water from an area of surplus to an area of deficit
How can you use less water?
Being water efficient machines for your house eg washing machine
Instead of watering plants in the summer, collect water in a water but
Advantages of sand dams
Cheap and use local materials
