RESOURCE MANAGEMENT GENERAL
TRUE OR FALSE
Quality of life is the same as standard of living
What is False?
Any material that man finds useful in his environment
What is a resource?
The UK imports this fruit from Spain and the Netherlands
What is strawberries?
The main sources of water in the UK
What is rivers, reservoirs, ground water aquifers?
Why is energy essential?
What is for economic development as it powers our homes, factories, machines and provides fuel for transport.
The acronym WHO means
What is World Health Organisation
Any material that occurs in nature and can be exploited for economic gain is called a...
What is natural resource/
Definition of carbon footprint
What is the measure of the impact that human activities have on the environment in terms of the amount of greenhouse gases they produce.
Reason why there is a serious water stress in south east England
What is the population is increasing and increased demand for domestic use?
The largest supplier of oil
What is Middle East/
The three most important resources are
What is food, water and energy
The term surplus means
What is having more of something than what is actually needed
Two high value food products imported to the UK from Madagascar
What is vanilla and saffron?
Reason why the water supply problem is likely to get worse in the UK
What is due to climate change as the pattern of rainfall changes and drought becomes more frequent
True/False
The richest countries of the world use far more energy than the poorer countries
What is True
Three reasons why countries do not have enough resources
What is lack of infrastructure, population increase, climate, relief/ topography of the land?
The term used to describe water available in an area but the capital is not available to pipe it to homes, clean it or access it.
What is economic water scarcity?
Definition of organic produce
What is food grown without the use of artificial chemicals
Where does one third of tap water in England and Wales come from?
What is aquifers?
What is the aim of the OECD?
What is an organization of 38 countries that support economic progress and world trade.
TRUE /FALSE
Resources are unevenly distributed throughout the world. Give an example?
What is TRUE. HICs have plentiful supplies and enjoy a high standard of living while LICs lack resources and struggle to improve the quality of life for their people
Saudi Arabia has no rivers. It is dry. What type of water scarcity exist?
What is physical water scarcity?
Reason why organic food has become popular in the UK
What is people support local farmers thus reducing carbon footprint, they prefer healthy foods as well as using seasonal foods.
Define water transfer scheme and give the name of a water transfer scheme you have studied.
What is a system that attempts to match the supply and demand of water by moving water from areas with a surplus to areas with a deficit for example the Thirlmere water scheme and the Kielder Water Scheme.
Two examples of renewable energy sources
What is wind, solar energy, geothermal energy