Resource Management

Resource Management Revision Yr 10

Multiple Choice

A resource is...

• where a river begins

• a stock or supply of something that has a value or a purpose

• made from tomatoes

• a more sustainable way of farming

Multiple Select

The three basic resources that are essential to economic and social well being are...

• Food

• Transport

• Water

• Mobile Phones

• Energy

Why is food, water and energy important to economic and social wellbeing?

Where they are abundant, economies develop, societies thrive and people enjoy a good quality of life. Where they are scarce, economies are less likely to develop and people are less likely to enjoy a good quality of life.

Resource management can have a significant impact on global and regional patterns of development

Global Inequalities in Supply and Consumption

•HICs: High levels of development require lots of resources. Due to a high average income, HICs can afford enough food, water and energy to enjoy a high standard of living. However the distribution of wealth is not even and is getting worse.

•NEEs: Fast-growing industries and rapidly growing populations mean that demand for resources is increasing rapidly. As industries continue to grow in cities, wealth increases too, allowing them to afford more resources than rural areas.

LICs: Despite having plenty of natural resources, the climate, low water supply and poor infrastructure make it difficult to develop the economy through industry. Most profits go to HIC companies. Political unrest and conflict are also common

Open Ended

Write a definition to describe sustainable resource management

Malnourished or Undernourished

•The World Health Organisation suggest that we need 2000-2400 calories per day to be healthy.

•Over one billion people in the world fall below this level and are described as malnourished.

•A further two billion suffer from undernutrition (malnutrition) – a poorly balanced diet lacking minerals and vitamins. 

Open Ended

How can too little or too much food affect the economic development of a country?

Multiple Choice

What is the World Health Organisations guidelines for the number of calories that we should consume every day?

• 1500 - 2000

• 2000 - 2400

• 2400 - 3000

• 750 - 1500

Multiple Select

Suggest two ways that we can eat sustainability

• Suggest two ways that we can eat sustainability

• Buy local and seasonal foods

• Check the calories for the food you eat

• Eat more plant based foods

Multiple Choice

Food miles are ....

• How far you have to travel to buy your food

• Where foods are brought from abroad and travel long distances

• Where foods are flown into the country

• How far food has travelled from the farm to your table

Multiple Select

Why does the UK import so much food?

• Farming in the UK is not very effective

• Food from abroad is more likely to be organic

• Demand for seasonal foods e.g. bananas and pineapples all year round

• The UK climate is unsuitable for the production of some popular foods

UK Food

•Higher incomes, more varied diets and an increased population have led to more demand for food imports from LICs all year round.

•Relying on food imports means the UK has low food security if supply stops

•Agribusinesses use chemicals and machinery to increase food production.

•Organic farming is a chemical-free alternative but produces less crops.

Open Ended

Why might the carbon footprint NOT be reduced if the UK stopped importing food, and grew everything ourselves?

A graph of undernourishment by region 2010-2016. The height of the circle shows the % of people that are undernourished per region. The size and number inside shows the amount in millions.

Multiple Choice

In 2016 which region had the highest % of undernourished people (20%)

• Africa

• Asia

• Oceania

• Latin America

• South America

Multiple Choice

In 2016 which region had the highest number of undernourished people (519.6 million)?

• Africa

• Asia

• Oceania

• Latin America

• South America

Open Ended

Using the bar charts above, can you suggest why certain regions have a high level of undernourishment? (4marks)

Water

People cannot live without water. Water makes up about two thirds of a person's body. We need it for our body to function (for example to absorb nutrients and get rid of waste). Each person should drink between 1.6 and 2 litres of water a day. Water is also used to keep ourselves clean and healthy, and is also needed to grow food and for industry. A lack of access to water is called water scarcity. This can be very serious and can lead to people having to drink dirty water. Every 2 minutes a child dies from a water-related disease.

Water

In the UK 75% of the water is used in industry, just 22% is used for domestic purposes, and 3% for agriculture

Each person in the UK uses on average 150litres of wwater per day, just 4% is for drinking!

Multiple Choice

What is water deficit?

• Supply of water is greater than demand

• Supply of water is less than demand

• Supply of water is equal to demand

• Supply of bottled water

Open Ended

Explain what is meant by water stress and give an example of an area that is under water stress (2 marks)

Open Ended

Describe the patterns of water surplus and water deficit (4 marks)

UK Water

•There is an increased water demand in the UK due to a growth in population and more people using appliances.

•Water surplus: There is high rainfall in mountainous areas of the UK such as Western Scotland and Wales where few people live, meaning supply is higher than demand. 

•Water deficit: Densely populated areas such as the South East have low rainfall meaning demand is higher than supply.

Water transfer schemes transport water to where needed

Open Ended

Suggest two ways that we can conserve water in the UK (2 marks)

Energy: Supply and Demand

Energy is required for a wide range of activities including heating, lighting, producing food, powering industry and fuelling transport.

As a country develops, ever-increasing amounts of energy are required.

The relationship between energy supply and energy demand (consumption) determines the energy security

- High levels of energy insecurity are experienced by HIC', NEE's and LIC's - These are countries who are dependant on others to provide energy supply

Multiple Choice

The UK is....

• energy secure

• energy insecure

• energy neutral

• energy positive

• energy negative

Open Ended

Explain the reasons why economic growth will increase energy consumption (4 marks)

Multiple Choice

How has the UK's energy mix changed over time?

• More reliant on Fossil Fuels

• Less Reliant on Fossil Fuels

• Energy consumption has decreased

• Energy mix has remained the same

What the Frack

The UK government has invested in fracking – firing chemicals into the ground to extract shale gas. This is controversial as it can cause water pollution, as well as contributing to greenhouse gas emissions

The UK has a rich reserve of natural gas trapped deep underground in the shale rocks.

Fracking has become very controversial issue. People are concerned about:

•The possibility of earthquakes.

•Pollution of underground water sources.

•The high cost of extraction

Multiple Select

Which of the following are effects of Fracking?

• Small Earthquakes

• Water Pollution

• Forest Fires

• Droughts

• Radiation leak

Open Ended

Explain why the UK energy mix will include renewable and non renewable sources in the future. (6 marks)