Food, Water And Energy

Question 1

What three things are fundamental to human development

Answer 1

Food water and energy

Question 2

Define human development

Answer 2

The progress of a country and its people in terms of economic growth, use of technology and human welfare

Question 3

Define economic wellbeing

Answer 3

A measure of how much money people have to sustain their standard of living

Question 4

Define social wellbeing

Answer 4

The social condition of an individual or group

Question 5

Which is harder to measure

Answer 5

Social wellbeing

Question 6

Name five things to measure social wellbeing

Answer 6

Family friends sleep school and food

Question 7

What is energy crucial for

Answer 7

Water treatment, food picking and technology

Question 8

What can food also be used as

Answer 8

Money as it can be traded

Question 9

Access to electricity is sparser in what hemisphere

Answer 9

Southern, and centre of the continents have less than the coasts

Question 10

Define global inequality

Answer 10

The difference between countries consumption and supply

Question 11

Define resource supply

Answer 11

The amount of a certain resource available in that country

Question 12

Define resource consumption

Answer 12

The amount of that certain resource that is used up by that country

Question 13

In the olden days in the uk, food…

Answer 13

Was locally/home grown and produced seasonally

Question 14

Now food in the uk is…

Answer 14

Non seasonal, as produce out of season is shipped in from places where the climate is better and the prices are cheaper

Question 15

Name two pros of importing food form Kenya

Answer 15

Adds to Kenya’s economy

Provides jobs for Kenyans

Question 16

Are two cons of importing food from Kenya

Answer 16

Large rejection of produce and it is unsustainable

Question 17

What is leeching

Answer 17

When fertilisers get into the water sources

Question 18

In non organic farming…

Answer 18

Pesticide is added to the crops, and these chemicals add miles. Due to expectations there are less farmers

Question 19

How much less energy is used during organic farming

Answer 19

30% less

Question 20

What can organic farming increase

Answer 20

Nutrient and vitamin intake

Question 21

When did sales of organic produce spike and dip

Answer 21

Spiked in 2008 and dipped in 2011

Question 22

What is water supply

Answer 22

The provision of water by individuals, communities, public bodies and companies

Question 23

What is water demand

Answer 23

The quantity of water that’s required to meet peoples needs

Question 24

What are water transfer schemes

Answer 24

The movement of water via pipe of truck from areas of supply to areas of demand

Question 25

What is the largest uk reservoir

Answer 25

Kielder

Question 26

Name another uk reservoir

Answer 26

Gaig goch

Question 27

What is an aquifer

Answer 27

A geological structure where the rick has to contain calcium

Question 28

Why is there a rising demand for water

Answer 28

Rising population, global warming, increased wastage and old pipes leak which wastes 30% of all water

Question 29

Where is the highest rainfall in uk

Answer 29

North west Scotland

Question 30

Where is the population densest in the uk

Answer 30

Central and southern uk

Question 31

Name 5 downfalls in long range water transfers

Answer 31

Abusing the source, affecting ecology, expensive, destructive pipelines and a large amount of carbon emissions

Question 32

Name some positives of long range water transfer

Answer 32

Creates hydro electric power

Question 33

How can water be contaminated

Answer 33

Fertilisers, animal waste, warm water

Question 34

How to maintain water cleanliness

Answer 34

Legalisation (government standards), pollution traps, system of water treatment and green walls and roofs.

Question 35

What country is the largest use of energy

Answer 35

China but per person, its America

Question 36

Where do we get coal from

Answer 36

Wales

Question 37

Where do we get gas from

Answer 37

North Sea

Question 38

Which non renewable is first to deplete

Answer 38

Oil in 2050

Question 39

What is fracking

Answer 39

Obtaining shale gas by pumping a mix of sand and water into shale rock and shattering pockets

Question 40

What percentage of the planets water is freshwater

Answer 40

2.5%

Question 41

What is water surplus

Answer 41

Enough water to meet demand

Question 42

What is water deficit

Answer 42

Not enough water to meet demand

Question 43

What is physical water scarcity

Answer 43

Where a country can’t access water due to climate or landscape

Question 44

What is economic water scarcity

Answer 44

Where a country has water but not the money to access it or make it safe to drink

Question 45

What is water security

Answer 45

The reliable availability of a quantity and quality of water for health, livelihoods and production

Question 46

What is water insecurity

Answer 46

When water availability is not enough to ensure the population of an area enjoys good health, livelihood and earnings.

Question 47

What can water insecurity be caused by

Answer 47

Water insufficiency or poor water quality

Question 48

What is water stress

Answer 48

Occurs when the demand for water exceeds the available amount during a certain period

Question 49

How do we make more water available

Answer 49

Finding new sources or moving it from areas of surplus to areas of deficit

Question 50

What are the positives and negatives of desalination

Answer 50

P- limited energy, huge body of water, isn’t affected by drought N- ugly, concentrated water, harm biodiversity, upkeep expensive

Question 51

What are the positives as negatives of dams

Answer 51

P- hydro electricity, sustainable | N- flooding at reservoir, ruining habitats, downstream fishing stops

Question 52

What 2 criteria have to be met to be sustainable

Answer 52

Achieve a balance between supply and demand | Ensure that this balance is maintained regardless of population increase

Question 53

What is the uks main source of water

Answer 53

Groundwater

Question 54

What are problems with groundwater

Answer 54

Pollution by industry, overuse and no one controls it

Question 55

Name some sustainable solutions to groundwater

Answer 55

Grey water - recycling Stop leakages Irrigation such as drip pipes Controlling pollution