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Why has the demand for food increased
Population increased
Why is the demand for food changing in the uk
Exotic food,seasonal food,organic food
What are food milees and carboon footprint
Food miles are the distance food has travelled to reach the consumer carbon footprint is the amount of greenhouse gas produced during the activity
What is organic farming
When it doesn’t have pesticides on
What is Agribusiness
The business making money from farming
How does the demand for water vary across the uk
The north and west get loads of it east and south not much at all
What has the demand of water increase
Population increased,crops,water intensive appliances
What is ground water
Water found underground in the cracks and spaces in soil sand and rock
How is this being polluted
Fertisters and pesticides leak into the soil when it rains
Veichles run off from vehicles seeps into the soil
Moving water from areas of surplus to areas of deficit an example is Kielder in
What is a transfer scheme
How and why is the uk energy mix changing
1990 coal
2020+renewable energy
What are the impact le or fossil fuel use
Economic
Permeable rock
Possible and ends up
I’m ground water
What are the options for water conservation
Grey water using used water for certain activities e.g watering plants,improve infrastructure no leaks, hose pipe bans
