GCSE Thanet Earth Case study - Resource management (LD)

In what year was the vision and plan for Thanet Earth created?

• 2004

• 2001

• 2005

• 2007

Which two European countries, in the early 2000's, were taking a big share of the UK salad growing market

• Holland and Spain

• Spain and France

• Spain and Italy

• Holland and France

How many of the greenhouses are used soley for the growing of tomatoes?

• 4

• 1

• 3

• 2

'We harvest around 400 million tomatoes a year in a greenhouse space that would fitmore than...

• 35 football pitches

• 20 football pitches

• 40 football pitches

• 25 football pitches

Hydroponics involves

• Spraying a nutrient rich solution at the roots of the plants

• The roots of the plants sitting in a nutrient rich solution

• Talking to the plants

The advantages of hydroponic farming include (Tick the correct answers)

• It uses less nutrients

• It is cheaper than normal farming

• It is less sustainable

• It uses less water

What device has been installed in the greenhouses to reduce the light pollution experienced in the winters?

• Light meters

• Blinds

• Barometers

Besides creating enough electricity to light and heat their greenhouses Thanet Earth has the capacity to generate enough electricity to power how many homes?

• 50,000

• 45,000

• 5,000

• 15,000

Bees are used to help which plant grown at Thanet to pollinate?

• Cucumbers

• Tomatoes

• Peppers

• Onions

During the seasonal peaks up to 900 people may be employed at Thanet Earth. What type of benefits could this be described as

• Environmental benefit

• Political benefit

• Economic benefit

• Social benefit