Rural: ELDC (less Developed/developing)

Question 1

Positive Impacts of new technology in ELDC (less developed country)

Answer 1

Positive impacts: Irrigation channels allow 2-3 harvests per year
Increased crop yields leads to higher profits
Less manual labour needed
Created new jobs e.g. mechanics

Question 2

Advantages of High yield varieties (HYV) in ELDC (less developed county)

Answer 2

Advantages : Starvation and famine reduced
Able to withstand heavy rain and strong winds
Increase farmers profits

Question 3

Advantages of biofuels in ELDC (less developed country)

Answer 3

Advantages: Cheaper than fossil fuels and don’t pollute the environment
Growing the plant provides jobs

Question 4

What is biofuels? (ELDC)

Answer 4

A type of energy source derived from renewable plant and animal materials, eg ethanol (often made from corn in the United States and sugarcane in Brazil), biodiesel (vegetable oils and liquid animal fats) and biogas (methane from animal manure)

Question 5

Negative impacts of new technology in ELDC (less developed country)

Answer 5

negative impacts: Land is constantly in use leading to soil erosion
Poorer farmers cannot compete as they can’t afford the technology and repairs
To machines

Question 6

Disadvantages of High yield varieties (HYV) in ELDC (less developed country)

Answer 6

Disadvantages: Need a lot of fertilisers increasing population
Increase irrigation costs
Poorer cannot afford HYV seeds

Question 7

Disadvantages of biofuels in ELDC (less developed country)

Answer 7

Disadvantages: Some biofuels such as ethanol are corrosive
Industries are reluctant to invest in biofuels while fossil fuels are still available