Resource management challenges

• What is the definition of agriculture in the context of resource management?

  Application of business skills to farming in a larger scale production method.
• What does biomass refer to?

  Renewable organic materials used as a source of fuel.
• How is carbon footprint measured?

  By the amount of carbon emissions generated by human activity.
• What does economic wellbeing measure?

  How much money people have to maintain their standard of living.
• What is energy conservation?

  Reducing energy consumption through using less energy.
• What does energy exploitation involve?

  Developing the use of energy for profit.
• What is meant by energy mix?

  The range of energy sources used by a region or country.
• What does energy security ensure?

  Uninterrupted availability of energy sources at an affordable price.
• What is famine?

  Extreme and widespread scarcity of food.
• What does food insecurity mean?

  Being without reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food.
• What is food security?

  When people at all times have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life.
• What are fossil fuels?

  A natural fuel formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms.
• What is fracking?

  The process of injecting liquid at high pressure into rocks to force open existing cracks and extract oil or gas.
• What is geothermal energy?

  Energy generated by heat stored deep in the earth.
• How is hydroelectric power generated?

  Electricity generated by turbines, driven by moving water.
• What does local food sourcing refer to?

  Food produced and distributed locally.
• What is nuclear power?

  Energy released by nuclear reactions from mined and processed uranium.
• What is organic produce?

  A method where food is produced using environmentally friendly farming with no chemicals.
• What is renewable energy?

  A resource which is not diminished when it is used.
• What does resource management involve?

  The control and monitoring of resources so that they do not become depleted or exhausted.
• What is social wellbeing?

  The social condition of an individual or group.
• How is solar energy collected?

  By solar panel cells to heat water or air, generating electricity.
• What is sustainable development?

  Development that meets the needs of the present without limiting the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
• What does undernourishment mean?

  Having insufficient food or other substances for good health and condition.
• What is wind energy?

  Electrical energy obtained from harnessing the wind with windmills or wind turbines.