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Unit2, Topic 6- Resource management Flashcards

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What are the 4 types of resources?

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  • abiotic
  • biotic
  • renewable
  • non-renewable
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What does abiotic mean?

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resources extracted from non living things eg. sunlight.`

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What does biotic mean?

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resources extracted from living things eg. palm oil.

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What are renewable resources?

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resources which are infinite eg. wind.

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What are non-renewable resources?

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resources which are finite eg. coal

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6
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What provides daily survival in the Ecuadorian rainforest?

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The forest and river provide daily survival.

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What are impacts on the environment in Ecuador?

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This causes pipelines to crack which causes waste pits to be filled up with crude oil and toxic sludge. This leads to the rivers of the Oriente. Causing damage to the ecosystem.

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8
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What do the tribes of Ecuador need water for?

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Drinking, cooking, bathing and fishing. Damaged river means there are no fish to get.

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What do people rely on fish for?

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protein and employment.

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10
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In 1970 how much fish was caught annually in the North Sea?

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300,000 tonnes.

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In 2006 how much fish was caught in the North Sea?

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20,000 tonnes.

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How much was recovered in 2015?

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70,000 tonnes.

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13
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How much more global fishing capacity is there to be expected?

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4 times.

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Did people decades ago think there was enough fish for a larger generation?

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Yes.

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15
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Is there enough fish for the Earth’s population?

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No.

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What affects does it have if there is no fish in the North Sea?

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The fish’s predators will starve, and the fish’s food will grow in population.

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Do fish boats just catch fish?

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They often accidentally catch animals which aren’t fish. eg. seagulls.

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Why do people in Cameroon cut down trees?

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Because they want room to grow the oil.

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What is palm oil commonly known as?

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vegetable oil.

20
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What percentage of Cameroon is rainforest?

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48%.

21
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How much of Cameroon’s rainforest is cut down annually, and for what?

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1%, and for timber for palm oil plantations.

22
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What does the deforestation mean?

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There is soil erosion.

23
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How many species live in the rainforest?

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8,000.

24
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How much land does Madagascar lose per hector annually?

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400 tonnes.

25
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How much does cost to improve the situation?

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Billions of dollars.

26
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If plans are put in how much percentage will it help the situation?

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95%.

27
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What could soil erosion become a big problem for?

A

Food security.

28
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Name some of the planets resources

A

sunlight, fresh water, natural gas, oxygen, oil, cotton, wind, coal, animals, minerals, hydro-electric power, uranium and plants.

29
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What was discovered in Ecuador in the 1960s ?

A

oil.

30
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In Ecuador what is dependent on the rainforest ?

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life.

31
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What is the most diverse place on Earth?

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The rainforest.

32
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How much land does the rainforest cover?

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1.4 billion acers.

33
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In Ecuador what is the rainforest home to?

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tribes.

34
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Where does soil erosion particularly occur?

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in tropical areas where rain falls on bear land.

35
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What percentage of the world’s known spices is the amazon rainforest known to?

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10%. 1/2 of the planets remaining tropical forests.

36
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How are resources created?

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Through decaying plants or animals, a volcano eruption, cutting down are resources etc.

37
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Where does most farming happen in the UK? And why?

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East Anglia. Because there are warm summers, and a good supply of rainfall; also the land is flat, it is not too dry or wet, and is not too near the coast.

38
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What is the primary farming in the north and west of England?

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Livestock.

39
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What is the primary farming method in the south-east?

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Arable.

40
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What percentage of the UK is forest?

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13%

41
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What percentage of the UK is farmland?

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71%

42
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What percentage of the UK’s forests are ancient?

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33.33%

43
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Where did the UK get coal and oil in the industrial revaluation?

A

The north sea.

44
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Does the north or south get more rainfall?

A

North.

45
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Where is most of the UK’s iron?

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The south.

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