Human Geography

• uk food imported (sd)

  2013, 47%
• food milage


  distance food has travelled from producing to consuming
• carbon footprint


  amount of carbon dioxide realeased to atmosphere as a result of human activities
• agribusiness


  large scale industrial commercial farming
• water deficit


  less water than demand for population
• water surplus


  more supply than demand for water
• water stress


  areas have serious water deficit, or poor quality of water
• water transfer schemes


  transferring water from areas of surplus to deficit
• water security


  having a sustainable and reliable source of water for demand
• water insecurity


  isn't a reliable supple for population to support economy
• uk energy mix coal (sd)

  22%
• uk energy mix renewable (sd)

  24.7%
• fraking


  drilling used to extract oil or natural gas from within the planet
• water insecurity leads to...

  -waterborne disease

  -reduced food production

  -reduced industrial output

  -water tension
• water supply is increased by...


  -water transfer

  -reservoirs

  -desalination
• water transfer (increased water)


  moving water from a basin with water surplus to one with deficit
• reservoirs (increased water)


  provide clean water and electricity to many however that cause damage to environment and local communities
• desalinisation (increased water)


  seawater is drawn in at low speeds which is then filtered and undergoes 2 stages of reverse osmosis the water is then remineralised and the drinking water is distributed and the concentrates is returned to ocean
• chinas water transfer scheme (location)

  Yangtze basin in the south to the yellow basin in the north near Beijing and Tianjin
• china transfer cost (sd)


  £62 billion
• china transfer water amounts per year (sd)

  44.8billion m3
• year china transfer finished (sd)


  2050
• chian transfer issue (with sd)

  water stress in south increases and wont be enough water for 30 mil locals
• sustainable water - water recylcing


  taking used wated and using it again
• sustainable water - water conservation


  to preserve, control and develop water resources and prevent pollution
• sustainable water - groundwater


  regulation and control of water, pollution and ownership of groundwater
• sustainable water - grey water

  recycling water without being treated
• length of hitosa (sd)

  140km
• amount of people who benefited from histosa (sd)


  over 75,000
• lifespan of pipes used in hisotsa (sd)


  30 years
• amount of water per day per person in histosa (sd)

  25 litres
• universities in mumbai (sd)


  42
• indias sea trade (sd)


  70%
• dharavi population (sd)


  1million
• literacy rates in and out slums (sd)


  70% (90%)
• hours slums have water for (sd)


  2
• % of mumbai who live in slums

  45%
• rural-urban migration


  the movement of people from the countryside to the city
• natural increase


  the birth rate exceeds the death rate
• mumbai opportunities

  -city attraction

  -better investments in education and healthcare

  -industries grow better

  -increased income