GCSE AQA Geography- Challenge of Resource Management

What is a resource?

What is a resource?

A stock or supply of something that has value or purpose.

What are the three most important resources?

Food, water and energy

How many calories are needed per day? What is the consequence to not getting enough good quality food?

According to the WHO we need 2000-2500 calories a day. Without this, there are consequences such as disease, illness and loss of productivity at work.

How many people in the world are facing malnourishment? A further how many are facing undernutrition/malnutrition?

Over 1 billion people are facing malnourishment, with an additional 2 billion people facing malnutrition.

Give three key roles of water.

1. For people and animals to drink.

2. For crop and food supply.

3. As a source of power.

What is the main cause of water shortages globally?

The variations in climate and rainfall

Why do the world’s poorest countries tend to suffer the most with water scarcity?

As rainwater must be stored in reservoirs or taken from rivers of aquifers deep underground. This is very expensive, creating a worsening cycle of poverty.

How many countries does the UN estimate will be facing water scarcity by 2050?

50 countries.

Why is energy required for economic development?

As it powers factories and machinery, provides fuel for transport and significantly improves quality of life.

In the past, countries could depend on their ___ energy resources, but now, energy is being traded _________.

Own, worldwide

The vital 3 resources are distributed un______ across the world.

Unevenly

The ______ ____ supplies much of the world’s oil.

Middle East

What is the UK’s estimated population by 2037?

A rise to 74 million people.

Why is the UK’s demand for food changing?

The population is increasing and we are not self-sufficient for food.

The UK imports __% of the total food consumed and this proportion is _________

40%, increasing

Give the five reasons why the UK imports so much food.

1. Demand for more variety in the food

2. Demand for seasonal produce all year round, e.g apples

3. UK produced food is often more expensive than imported food, creating lower prices.

4. UK climate unsuitable for the production of some foods, e.g tea.

Give two benefits for LIC’s when the UK exports food from them.

1. Creates jobs, and therefore wages for locals

2. Taxes are paid to the government which can fund facilities for the country.

Give two negatives for LIC;s when the UK exports food from them.

1. Kenyan farmers, for example, earn just a fraction of the price of the vegetables in a UK supermarket.

2. Two thirds are casual labourers, with minimal job security and wages.

3. Land previously used to produce food for local people is taken up by the business.

Give three reasons, found in a 2014 survey, that the demand for organic produce has changed.

The three main reasons people gave wereIt has fewer chemicals and pesticides, it is natural and unpro