Section C Resources

• Resource


  A stock or supply of something that has value or purpose
• Scarcity


  A limited supply or lack of something
• Production


  To create or make something
• Consumption


  Using something up
• Distribution


  The way something is spread out
• Demand


  The amount of something needed
• Supply


  The amount of something available
• Deficit


  Where there is less of a resource than the population needs
• Surplus


  Where there is more of a resource than the population needs
• Where is the majority of undernourishment?

  Africa
• Where is the majority of water scarcity?

  Australia

  Greenland

  Alaska

  East of Russia
• Where is the majority of energy used?

  North America

  Canada

  Middle East
• When does the demand for energy increase?


  As a country's wealth and development increases
• By using green energy and smart meters, what does this reduce?


  The risk of climate change and more people will be able to have access to electricity
• It is expected that by 2037, the UK population is expected to rise to 23 million. How will this affect food?

  Increase demand
• How much food does the UK import?

  40%
• If the UK grew more exotic food in greenhouses, what would this cause?

  Food would become more expensive because it would be harder to obtain compared to using imports.

  It would also mean that there would be a more limited amount.
• Food miles


  How far the food has travelled to get to you
• How does food miles enhance the greenhouse effect?

  Because the food miles cause food to travel by plane, boat and lorry which all produce vast amounts of carbon dioxide
• What would happen if we decreased our food miles?

  Reduce the carbon footprint and lessen the impact and damage to the environment but it would also have an impact on LICs as they would be out of a job and the countries would stay poor.
• What is 'Buy British' and why is it good?

  A British company that sells locally made products.

  It is good because it supports the British farmer
• Why have hedgerows been removed from fields?

  To make larger fields which means more crops can grow and to have more space to use machines like the combine harvester
• What is the effect of manual labour being replaced by machines?

  Less people working in farming
• What is the con of using chemical pesticides and fertilisers?

  They poison and cause vast damage to ecosystems even damaging things like rivers and killing fish
• What is organic food?


  Food produced without the use of artificial chemicals
• What is agribusiness?


  Intensive farming to cut costs and maximise products
• True or False:

  Organic food is cheaper

  False
• Where in Britain is the wettest?

  West including Scotland, Wales and Cornwall
• Where does relief rainfall happen?

  Hilliest places
• Where is the highest water stress in Britain?

  East of Britain such as London
• How much of UK water is lost through leakages?

  21%
• How do water meters improve water supply?

  Encourages people to use less water
• Is water meters supply or demand?

  Demand
• How does the use of grey water improve water supply?

  Preserves drinking water

  Rain water is for other uses such as toilets
• Is using grey water supply or demand?

  Supply
• How does using more efficient domestic appliances improve water supply?

  Able to use less water e.g. half load in dishwasher
• Is using more efficient domestic appliances supply or demand?

  Demand
• How do water schemes improve water supply?

  Water moved to places that have less
• Are water schemes supply or demand?

  Supply
• How does the Environment Agency manage water quality?

  - Monitoring the quality of river water

  - Filtering water to remove sediment

  - Purifying water by adding chlorine