Waste
Energy
Food
Water
Case Studies, Diagrams, and Organizations
100
What is waste?
any unwanted material or substance that results from human activity or process, aka: trash, garbage
100
What are renewable resources?
replenishable in a human lifetime: biofuels (biomass including wood, bioethanol, and biogas), geothermal energy, hydroelectric dams, tidal energy, wave energy, solar energy, wind energy
100
What is food security?
When all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.
100
What is water insecurity?
What is the lack of reliable access to a sufficient quality of safe, affordable, and clean water to sustain livelihoods, human health, and ecosystem stability
100
What type of countries are presented in this diagram?
What is High Income Countries vs Low Income Countries
200
List at least 3 impacts of waste disposal methods.
contamination of soil leading to leaching and contamination of ground water
release of toxic substances
bioaccumulation and biomagnification
risk of spread of diseases
visual and noise pollution and unpleasant odor
200
What is energy security?
Energy security is the reliable availability of energy sources at an affordable price with a consideration of the environmental impacts
200
List at least 2 advantages of biofuels
easy to source
renewable
reduce greenhouse gases
reduce dependence on fossil fuels
200
What are at least 2 causes of water insecurity?
Climate change
Natural disasters
Competing demands
inadequate sanitation
200
What two countries in the case study in the textbook are being compared for energy security?
Zimbabwe and Germany
300
List 3 strategies to reduce the impacts of waste disposal.
Food Waste for animal feed
composting and fermentation
reduce, reuse, and recycle
300
What are the two main dimension of energy security?
What is long-term and short-term energy security
300
What are some impacts of food insecurity?
regional food scarcity
nutritional deficiency and malnutrition
poverty
forced migration
conflict
famine
death
300
What is the difference between physical and economic water scarcity?
Physical scarcity is when there is a literal shortage of water in a region
Economic scarcity is when there is enough water in nature, but lacks the financial means or resources to distribute it to the population
300
What security problem was occuring during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Global Food Security
400
What are surface impoundments and what are they used for?
shallow depressions lined with plastic and an impervious material such as clay.
Used for liquid hazard waste which is placed in the pond and water is allowed to evaporate, leaving a residue of solid waste at the bottom.
400
List at least 3 impacts of energy insecurity
disrupted electricity supply to homes and industry
increasing prices for energy resources
increasing costs for industry
reliance on imported sources of energy
civil disruption and conflict
400
List at least 2 ways climate change impact global food security.
Crop failures (wheat, maize, and rice)
Spreading of pests and diseases
High levels of Carbon Dioxide
400
What percentage of Earth's water is salt water found in oceans?
97%
400
What does the photo display about water security in a country?
what is low water insecurity?
500
How much waste do U.S industrial facilities generate in billions?
(IN NOTES)
7.6 billion
500
List 6 strategies for managing energy security.
Increasing energy efficiency
Increasing energy production
Reducing reliance on fossil fuels
investing in renewable resources and carbon neutral fuels
rationing
investment in local energy projects
500
What is the process of clearing additional land for crop production by using small amount of labor and capital investment?
Extensification
500
What is an aquifer?
what is a body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the flow of groundwater
500
What is the World Food Program?
The World Food Program is a humanitarian organization that provides hungry children and families with nutritious meals.