Uneven distribution of resources Flashcards

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Food

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  1. Average person needs 2000-2500 calories per day.
  2. People who do not have enough food to eat find it hard to work.
  3. If there are too many people who are unable to work, the country will lose alot of money.
  4. consuming too many calories leads to weight gain which results in health issues which puts stress on the healthcare sector.
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Name countries that have a high calorie intake and a low calorie intake.

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High = North America, Europe ( North of the Equator)
Low = Central Africa, Greenland, Asia
Anomalies = Australia has a high calorie intake despite being on the Southern Hemisphere.

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Energy

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  1. used for domestic and industrial purposes.
  2. Mining and growing biofuels required to generate energy takes us valuable farmland =, which reduces the amount of food available.
  3. If energy is in short supply, it costs more to produce and transport food.
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Places which have high energy use and low energy use.

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HIC’s = North America, Europe and Asia
Low = Parts of Asia, Africa and South America.
Anomaly - Greenland

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Water

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  1. Used for sanitation and industry
  2. In drier countries or drier seasons, irrigation enables crops to grow.
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Factors of uneven consumption

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Wealth
climate
technology
access
government
standard of living

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Wealth

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HIC’s find it easier to access resources
If there is not enough food in that country they will import the rest.

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Climate

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Countries with more rainfall are more water secure than those with drier climates. e.g brazil and chad

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technology

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Extraction fossil fuels, dams and farm machinery can be expensive.
Supply would be low and cannot be consumed by people.

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access

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Brazil has coal underneath it’s rainforest and Russia has a rich supply of oil.

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SOL

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Demand for certain foods and quantities or energy can create insecurity.

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Water statistics

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663 million people live without clean water
2.4 billion people dont have access to adequate sanitation
the world’s poorest people do not have access to clean water.

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water impact on social well-being

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clean water = decreased health risk like water borne diseases - cholera and typhoid- = less people go to the hospital = less stress on workers in the healthcare sector to invest in more medical supplies.

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water impact on economic well-being

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not having adequate water supply/ clean water = increased population of those who would catch a disease = cant work and likely to keep living in those conditions = not much money would go to government like tax to better conditions or provide infrastructure.

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Energy impact on social well-being

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If country is not energy secure = cannot provide heating homes or domestic uses= illnesses in winter = go to hospital and cause high demand and stress.
Cooking will cause famine or starvation would occur frequently.

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Energy impact on economic well-being

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If country isn’t energy secure = cant make money or profit when trading to other countries (russia importing oil to UK)
LICs have a poorer economy as jobs depend on this.

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Food impact on social well-being

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no access to production to supply the country would lead to famine which also leads to hospital stress.

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Food impact on economic well-being

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If the poorest countries spend most of the money on food there is a little left which would decrease the standard of living
jobs = reduced and opportunities.