Challenge of resource management

Question 1

Why is food imported to the UK?

Answer 1

• Not all food can be grown in this climate
• Cheaper to manufacture food elsewhere
• Seasonal crops
• More choice of food
• It is not possible to produce enough for the population

Question 2

What is organic produce?

Answer 2

Food that is grown without the use of chemicals.

Question 3

Define food miles.

Answer 3

The distance food is transported from its prodution to the consumer.

Question 4

What are the two ways that farms in the UK are adapting to increase food security?

Answer 4

Agribusiness and organic produce

Question 5

What is agribusiness?

Answer 5

Intensive farming with the aim of maximising yield. Run as a commercial business with high levels of investment and use of modern technology and chemicals.

Question 6

What is organic produce?

Answer 6

Food is grown without chemicals, it is associated with seasonal goods produced locally. However high labor costs make it more expensive.

Question 7

What is the largest use of water in the UK?

Answer 7

Households.

Question 8

How much water is lost through leakage in the UK?

Answer 8

Around 1/5

Question 9

What is water stress?

Answer 9

Where demand exceeds supply

Question 10

What are the main sources of the UK’s water?

Answer 10

Rivers, reservoirs and groundwater aquifers.

Question 11

How could water deficits in the UK be reduced?

Answer 11

Transporting water over large distances from areas of surplus to areas of defocit.

Question 12

Define energy mix.

Answer 12

The range and proportion s of different energy sources a country uses.

Question 13

How much of the UK’s energy is imported?

Answer 13

Around 36%

Question 14

How is the UK’s energy mix changing?

Answer 14

More renewable sources are being used and non-renewables are being reduced.

Question 15

What is fracking?

Answer 15

Extracting natural gas from shale rock

Question 16

What is food security?

Answer 16

Having access to enough safe, and nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active lifestyle.

Question 17

What factors effect food supply?

Answer 17

• Climate
• Poverty
• Conflict
• Technology
• Pests and disease
• Water stress

Question 18

What is famine?

Answer 18

A widespread scarcity of food.

Question 19

What are the impacts of food insecurity?

Answer 19

• Social unrest
• Undernutrition
• Rising food prices

Question 20

What is a major use for fertile land in LICs?

Answer 20

Growing cash crops for export to HICs

Question 21

What are some methods for increasing global food security?

Answer 21

• Irrigation
• Aeroponics
• Hydroponics
• Biotechnology (GM crops)
• Appropriate technology

Question 22

What is an example of large scale sustainable food production?

Answer 22

The Indus Basin Irrigation System.
(IBIS)

Question 23

What is an example of small scale sustainable food production?

Answer 23

Rice and fish farming in Bangladesh.

Question 24

IBIS
What is IBIS?

Answer 24

• The largest continuous irrigation system in the world.
• Made up of dams, canals, and streams

Question 25

IBIS
Where is IBIS?

Answer 25

Pakistan
Flowing from the Himalayas to the Arabian sea

Question 26

IBIS
What are the advantages?

Answer 26

• Hydroelectric power
• 40% more land is available for cultivation
• Fish farming in storage reservoirs
• Improved diets and incomes

Question 27

IBIS
What are the disadvantages?

Answer 27

• Unfair distribution
• High maintenance costs
• Can cause flooding

Question 28

Bangladesh rice+fish farming
Where is it located?

Answer 28

North-west Bangladesh near Jamalpur

Question 29

Bangladesh rice+fish farming
How does it work?

Answer 29

Involves small scale farmers introducing local fish to their rice fields t increase income and food production.

Question 30

Bangladesh rice+fish farming
How is it sustainable?

Answer 30

• Uses natural fertaliser
• No negative environmental impacts