Resource Relationships

Question 1

Food Shortages Causes- Desertification

Answer 1

Loss of Farming Land - ie Sudan lost 12 million of fertile land (2000-2010)
(inadequate water sources in semi arid lands)
Vegetation eventually disappears

Question 2

Death- Starvation

Answer 2

9 million die each year from Malnutrition

Question 3

Sustainable Development

Answer 3

Using resources and ensuring they will still be there for future generations

Question 4

Carrying Capacity

Answer 4

the maximum amount of people a country can support with its resources

Question 5

China’s One Child Policy and why was it introduced

1980-2016

Answer 5

Fined for extra children and land maybe confiscated
Women forced in to abortion
Benefits for one child: free water, bonus points on entrance exams, tax breaks
Introduced because a famine killed 30 million in 1962

After the famine, Chairman Mao encouraged families to grow for 20 years resulting in population growth from 50 to 80 million.
One Child Policy was implemented from 1980-2016