RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Question 1

What is the population of a mega city?

Answer 1

10 million or more

Question 2

What is a push factor?

Answer 2

Something that makes someone want to leave somewhere

Question 3

What is a pull factor?

Answer 3

Something which encourages a person to move

Question 4

What is insecure/ deficit?

Answer 4

When there is not enough supply to meet demand

Question 5

What is secure/ surplus?

Answer 5

When there is enough supply to meet demand

Question 6

State and explain the 4 types of transportation used to import goods to countries.

Answer 6

By Sea- A major port in the UK is Dover, freight by sea makes up 95% of the UK’s import and export.
By Air- Goods travelling internationally by plane makes up less than 5% of all imports and exports in UK (15x more expensive than sea).
By Rail-Generally used to transport goods domestically(within UK), around 9% of goods are moved by train.
By Road-