Unit 2 C - The Challenge Of Reasource Managment Flashcards
What are resources?
Features of the environment which are needed and used by people
3 essential resources for humans
Water
Energy
Food
What are the two well-being’s food, water and energy are essential for ?
Social wellbeing
Economic wellbeing
Importance of food for social wellbeing and economic wellbeing
Social wellbeing - energy to socialise and participate in sports. Food provides minerals which allows health to be sustained
Economic wellbeing - people need food to work and be healthy. If people have too little food they won’t be productive at work and loose jobs / income.
Lack of food may cause illness —> people can’t work
Importance of energy ( fuels , electricity ) for social and economic wellbeing
Social wellbeing - use energy to power homes. This keeps us warm and prevents hypothermia
Economic wellbeing - quaternary sector couldn’t function.
Goods couldn’t be manufactured easily.
Fuel for car means you can drive to work. Without this you couldn’t find a job therefore poverty
Importance of water for social wellbeing and economic wellbeing…
Social wellbeing - healthy and active lifestyle. No water leads to dehydration
Economic wellbeing- in uk 75 % of water is used by industry, this employs people and makes money for the uk.
Water is used for farms —> food sold
What’s supply ?
What’s demand ?
Whats deficit ?
What’s surplus?
-Amount of resources available
-the amount of resources needed
-not enough supply to meet demands
-enough supply to meet demands
Food trends in HICS AND LICS … why?
-Hics are in a surplus. Higher income countries have more money to spend on importing food and the development of farming
-LICS are usually in a deficit as they lack money to spend on the development of food production and trade
Water trends in HICS AND LICS.. why?
HICS- more abundance of water due to higher income and the country has more to spend
LICS- LICS such as ghana are located inland and have limited access to ocean water and do r have the technology to make it drinkable, LICS like hot countries in Africa also lack precipitation
Who uses more energy HICS or LICS …why?
HICS- use more energy due to more developed infrastructure and additionally better quality of life ( people heat their homes)
What’s the uk population meant to rise to by 2037?
73 million
What % of food did the uk import in 2022?
46%
What’s import?
Goods being brought into a country
2 Common uk imports
Fish- Norway ,Sweden
Chocolate - Poland
Why doe the uk import lots of food?
-Climate / weather doesn’t allow uk to grow certain things
-demand for greater choice and more exotic foods
-cheaper production in LIC countries due to cheap labour
-not enough room In The uk to grow
