TBSHS GCSE Geography. Resource management: Overview

These resources are obtained from the biosphere and are capable of reproduction:

• Non-renewable

• Abiotic

• Renewable

• Biotic

These resources are obtained from the lithosphere, atmosphere and hydrosphere. Examples are minerals and fresh water.

• Non-renewable

• Abiotic

• Renewable

• Biotic

These resources cannot be 'remade', because it would take thousands of years for them to form.

• Non-renewable

• Abiotic

• Renewable

• Biotic

These resources are potentially inexhaustible and can be naturally replenished in a much shorter timescale.

• Non-renewable

• Abiotic

• Renewable

• Biotic

How much more natural resources (food, water, energy) are humans extracting in comparison to 30 years ago?

• 100%

• 50%

• 30%

• 200%

In 2011, the world's population passed 7 billion people.

What was the approximate population of the world at the end of 2020?

• 7.2 billion

• 7.5 billion

• 8.0 billion

• 7.8 billion

Overexploitation of natural resources is changing natural environments.

Select the problems most likely to be associated with deforestation:

• Soil erosion

• Reduction in biodiversity

• Loss of habitats

• All of the statements are correct

Overexploitation of natural resources is changing natural environments.

Select the problems most likely to be associated with overfishing:

• A limitless supply of food to feed a growing world population

• More are being caught than can be replaced through natural reproduction

• A severe decline in cod numbers in the North Sea

• All of the statements are correct

The area of the world with the largest concentration of oil reserves:

• The North Sea

• Australia

• The Middle East

• India

The main factor influencing the distribution of minerals and fossil fuels:

• The biosphere

• Soil type

• Climate

• Geological history