Resource Use And Sustainability

Question 1

What are natural resources

Answer 1

Resources that come from nature

Question 2

Give examples of natural resources

Answer 2

water, air, soil, animals, marine life, trees and the suns energy

Question 3

What are resources

Answer 3

Things we use in our everyday life to make our lives easier

Question 4

What are renewable resources

Answer 4

These are resources that will never run out as they can be replenished in our lifetime. They can be reused over and over again.

Question 5

What are some examples of renewable resources

Answer 5

Water, the sun, wind, wood and soil

Question 6

What are the ways to harness energy from energy sources

Answer 6

Hydropower, wind turbine and tidal energy

Question 7

What is hydropower

Answer 7

When moving water is used to create electricity

Question 8

What is wind turbine

Answer 8

Turning wind turbines are used to create electricity

Question 9

What is tidal energy

Answer 9

Turbines at low, middle and high tide, and that us used to create electricity

Question 10

What are non renewable resources

Answer 10

These are resources that are limited and cannot be remade so they eventually run out.

Question 11

What are some examples of non renewable resources

Answer 11

Coal, oil, uranium, metal and gas

Question 12

What are the effects of the unwise use of resources (name 9)

Answer 12

Drought, food shortage, extinction, ecosystem collapse, resource waste, soil erosion, resource runs out, pollution and ill health

Question 13

What is food insecurity

Answer 13

When there is insufficient food for a population of an area

Question 14

What is food security

Answer 14

When there is sufficient food for the population of an area

Question 15

What is mono-culture

Answer 15

Planting the same crop in the same place of land repetitively without supplementing the soil

Question 16

What is sustainable resource use

Answer 16

Using a resource in a way that allows the resource to late for a long time.

Question 17

How can resource sustainability be achieved

Answer 17

By using resources wisely and sparingly, and conserving what we have.

Question 18

What is unsustainable resource use

Answer 18

Humans using too much natural resources or wasting resources that we have to an extent that there will not be sufficient resources available for future generations.

Question 19

How can we move towards a wise use of resources

Answer 19

By recycling and reusing items and by advancement in certain technologies

Question 20

What are three ways resources can be used responsibly around your house

Answer 20

• energy efficient lightbulbs
• rain water collector
• dual flush toilet

Question 21

What is the role of consumers in choosing more sustainable resource use (individuals)

Answer 21

• Individuals can put pressure on businesses to operate in the least harmful way possible
• only chose products that use minimal, recycled or reusable packaging
• chose fresh produce that comes from farms that use sustainable farming methods
• purchase eco friendly cleaning products which do not harm the environment

Question 22

What is the role of consumers in choosing more sustainable resource use (businesses)

Answer 22

• remove unnecessary plastics from their packaging
• use natural ingredients as far as possible
• follow sustainable practices

Question 23

What is the role of consumers in choosing more sustainable resource use (governments)

Answer 23

• Make choices for sustainable practices in their country
• use renewable energy sources
• provide recycling centres
• introduce laws to make recycling a requirement
• ban unhealthy and unsustainable products, chemicals, and processes
• make it illegal for farmers to put hormones in their farming methods

Question 24

What is the role of science and technology in food security

Answer 24

People have access to
Larger quantities, greater varieties and more nutritional food than people had centuries ago. With the change in agriculture from being primarily subsistence to being commercial, food can can be produced on a much larger scale.

Question 25

What do they do in factory farming

Answer 25

They add vitamins to feed the animals so they won’t need to spend time outdoors or get exercise. They also inject the animals with hormones and antibiotics so they can grow quickly and not get sick. With chickens they only produce eggs during daytime so artificial light is used to trick their bodies into thinking it’s daylight therefore they produce more eggs.

Question 26

How does factory farming benefit farmers and factory owners

Answer 26

This had made it possible to keep a large number of animals for longer at a lower cost, increasing the profit for the farmers and factory owners

Question 27

Why are people against factory farming

Answer 27

Keeping animals confined indoors in small spaces is cruel. Injecting animals with hormones means that humans invest those hormones and it can be bad for our bodies.

Question 28

What are other words for GMOs

Answer 28

GMFs (genetically modified foods) and GMCs (genetically modified crops)

Question 29

What does GMO stand for

Answer 29

Genetically modified organisms

Question 30

What are the top 10 most genetically modified foods

Answer 30

Corn, soy, cotton, papaya, rice, rapeseed, potatoes, tomatoes, dairy products and peas