significance of resources

• What is a resource?

  -A stock or supply of something that has a value or purpose.
• Why are food resources significant?

  -being underfed can lead to illness or disease

  -people need to be well fed in order to be productive

  -obesity is an increasing problem
• What are the global inequalities of food?

  -over 1 billion people do not get enough calories

  -undernutrition affects a further 2 billion people

  -countries in sub-Saharan Africa suffer most from malnutrition
• Why are water resources significant?

  -essential for drinking

  -essential for crops

  -used to provide energy
• What are the global inequalities of water?

  -variations in climate and rainfall affect supply

  -many poor countries have water shortage

  -capture, storage and extraction is expensive
• Why are energy resources significant?

  -needed for light, heat and power

  -power factories

  -provide fuel for transport
• What are the global inequalities of energy?

  -richer countries consume more energy than poorer countries

  -the Middle East is a major oil supplier but its own consumption is low

  -as NEEs become more industrialised, the demand for energy will increase