Resource Management Part 1 Flashcards

1
Q

How many calories does the average human need to consume per day

A

2000-2500

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2
Q

What happens when you eat to few calories

A

Weight loss
Lack of energy

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3
Q

What may people who don’t eat enough might find difficult to do

A

Work

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4
Q

How much does water make up of our body

A

2/3

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5
Q

How much water should a person drink a day

A

Between 1,6 and 2 litres

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6
Q

What is water also used for

A

To keep us clean and healthy and to grow food

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7
Q

What enables crops to grow in drier areas

A

Irrigation

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8
Q

What are the uses of energy

A

Heats homes and offices, cooks out food and powers transport

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9
Q

What does mining and biofuel take up

A

Valuable farmland - less space to grow crops

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10
Q

What is food security

A

Is when people have enough nutritious and affordable food to eat

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11
Q

What is food insecurity

A

When people go hungry or a malnourished

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12
Q

What do wealthier countries do to make food more affordable

A

Imports it from other places

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13
Q

What is a food surplus

A

When there are extra crops and more than enough food to feed population

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14
Q

What is a food deficit

A

Not enough food to go around population

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15
Q

The amount of water available in a country is dependent on what

A

Rainfall temp and population

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16
Q

What is water surplus

A

When an area has more water than they need

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17
Q

What is water deficit

A

When an area does not have enough water for population

18
Q

What type of countries are connected to a national grid

A

HICs and NEEs

19
Q

What is energy security

A

Produce more energy than used

20
Q

What is energy insecurity

A

Consume more energy than produced

21
Q

How many people are experiencing food insecurity

A

1 billion

22
Q

How much of the UKs food has been imported

A

40 %

23
Q

In the past what food did people eat

A

The food that was in season

24
Q

Why can wealthier countries have the same food all year around

A

Importing food
Greenhouses

25
Q

What is a TNC

A

a company that operates in many different countries

26
Q

What is organic food

A

Food that has been grown without uses chemical like pesticides

27
Q

What is a yield

A

The amount of crops harvested from a certain area

28
Q

When farmers convert to organic what happens to the yields

A

Decrease

29
Q

How much of the global population experience water insecurity

A

80%

30
Q

Does the UK have and overall water security or surplus

A

Surplus

31
Q

What is population density

A

The average number of people in a certain area

32
Q

How much water on average does a person use per day

A

150L

33
Q

How long will gas last for

A

Another 50 years

34
Q

How long will coal last for

A

112 years

35
Q

Where does 40% of the uks gas supply come from

A

Domestic supplies(the North Sea)

36
Q

When will the uk supply of fossil fuels run out

A

5 years

37
Q

How much do renewable fuels make up of the UKs energy mix

A

Less than 10%

38
Q

How much of the uks renewable energy comes from wind farms

A

50%

39
Q

How long has the amount of uk energy generated by hydroelectric power been the same

A

2012

40
Q

How much of the uk electricity could be generated by solar power

A

4 %