Resource Reliance Flashcards
What is food security?
When people are able to eat enough nutritious food to stay healthy and active
What is food insecurity?
When people aren’t able to get enough food to stay healthy or lead an active life
What % of food supplies in the UK have been imported?
40%
What is urban gardens?
The growth of fruit vegetables and the raising of livestock in towns and cities
What is permaculture?
A philosophy of working with rather against nature
What has happened to the amount of chemicals in food?
They have increased
What is the green revolution?
A term used to describe the large increase in crop production especially in poorer countries, achieved by the use of high-yielding crop varieties (mainly cereal crops), artificial fertilisers and pesticides
How many calories per day does an average person need to consume?
2000 - 2500 calories
How many litres per day on average should 1 person consume?
1.6 - 2 litres
Why does the demand for energy outstrip the supply?
As the majority of our energy resources are non-renewable
Why does the demand for food outstrip the supply?
As the population is growing climate change is causing drought in naturally hotter countries so there is not enough water to fill the plants needs
What did Malthus believe?
He believed that the population means resource failure
What did Boserup believe?
That the larger the population means more brain power therefore more technological achievement
What would you call Malthus?
A pessimist
What would you call Boserup?
An optimist
What did Boserup refer to?
The green revolution, etc…..
What does the increase in mechanisation in farming increase?
The removal of hedgerows to enlarge fields
What does over fishing disturb?
The balance of marine eco systems
What does over fishing disturb?
The balance of marine ecosystems
Why are rainforests destroyed?
To provide fuel supplies
What do water transfer systems create?
Create large reservoirs which flood vast areas of the country side
What are TNCs?
Transnational corporations that work in several countries processing food ad sending it across the globe
What is an example of ethnic consummation?
Fair trade
Why is fair trade sustainable?
When food from other countries can be imported and is not restricted by import duties or a group of national trading nations
What does intensive farming have high inputs of?
Fertilizers, machinery and labour
What do intensive farming produce, and what are the drawbacks?
High yields of crops available to the land, but it does increase productivity and many associated damaging environmental effects
What are food banks for?
To support people with personal food insecurities
Give an example of a reservoir in the UK…….
Kielder, in Northumberland
How many years is coal and gas expected to last?
112
How many years in the UK estimated will fossil fuels last?
5
