resources PAPER 2

Question 1

define a resource

Answer 1

something that is used to benefit people and has monetary value

Question 2

define water footprint

Answer 2

how much water is used per person

Question 3

define food miles

Answer 3

the distance the food travels from farm to food

Question 4

define carbon footprint

Answer 4

how much carbon dioxide is produced per person

Question 5

define water deficit and water surplus

Answer 5

water deficit - demand exceeds the supply

water surplus - supply exceeds the demand

Question 6

name 1 area that has a water deficit

Answer 6

london

Question 7

name 1 area that has a water surplus

Answer 7

york

lake district

Question 8

define water stress

Answer 8

water deficit puts the local ecosystem under high pressure

Question 9

define energy mix

Answer 9

the combination of renewables and non renewables

Question 10

define permaculture

Answer 10

mixed agriculture in an area combining organic farming methods

Question 11

define human wellbeing

Answer 11

having access to the basic materials needed for a good life, health, social relation, security and freedom of choice and action
(have access to food, energy, and water)

Question 12

what is the difference between economic water scarcity and physical water scarcity

Answer 12

economic water scarcity - cannot afford to buy water or government can’t afford to treat it

physical water scarcity - environmental lack of water (low precipitation)

Question 13

why doe the UK import food (6 marks)

Answer 13

• the rise of the population (2022- 64 million)
• the rise of climate (UK climate is unsuitable for the production of some foods)
• choice (demands for more exotic foods)
• cheaper food from abroad
• demand for seasonal produce all year round
• foreign travel (people visit other countries and like different food + demand increases)

Question 14

what is the environmental impact of importing food? (7 marks)

Answer 14

• spraying crops with chemical fertilizer (ruins the soil structure, runs off in rivers after it has been eroded which contaminates water supply)
• carbon footprint
  (importing food from other places produces a lot of carbon dioxide emissions through transport)
• rising sea levels
• oil spills in oceans damage oceans
• desertification
• more extreme weather
• greenhouse effect

Question 15

what are the advantages and disadvantages of agribusiness

Answer 15

+ increases food yields and addresses the risk of food insecurity
- mechanization can take jobs. Artificial pesticides and fertilizers are bad for the environment

Question 16

what affects the amount of food we have

Answer 16

• conflict
• drought
• access to pesticides, fertilizers, irrigation
• pests
• conflict

Question 17

Aeroponics

Answer 17

Plants are suspended in a nutrient rich mist

URBAN FARMING TEMPLE QUARTER BRISTOL

Question 18

Define permaculture

Answer 18

Interlinking ecosystems with small scale farming