13. Challenge of resource management

Why does the UK import so much food?

• We demand food that is out of season

• Population increase

• We have many people from different cultures - e.g. spices for Pakistani cuisine

• Strawberries in winter

• The UK climate cant produce fruits like mango

• Weather

• Has meant demand has risen dramatically

• Cost at the supermarket

• Needs to be cheap so people can afford food

• Population change

What is agribusiness?

• Intensive farming in a multi-billion £ industry

• Where you aggressively grow crops

• When you are aggressive with the business of buying and selling crops

What is organic produce

• Crop grown without pesticides and growth stimulants

• Crops grown aggressively in sterile conditions

• Crops grown in greenhouses with hormones to make them grow faster

What best describes water use in the UK?

• Toilet flushing makes up nearly 1/4 of all water use

• Clothes washing is the biggest use of water at 1/3 of all water used

• Almost half of all water usage is from the bathroom

• Leaks make up approximately 1/12th of all water usage

Highlight the negatives of water transfer schemes

• There are high costs involved

• It requires large amounts of energy to pump water across the UK

• It provides areas with high water demand fresh high quality water

• Areas of high urbanisation receive the water they need to develop

Energy insecurity can result in the following...

• Lowering of food prices

• Conflict

• Decline in industry

• Higher energy costs

Why does the UK import so much food?

• UK climate is unsuitable for some food

• There is a demand for seasonal produce

• People don't like choice and variety

• Food can be cheaper from abroad

Which two statements apply to an agribusiness?

• Intensive farming

• Minimum amount of food produced

• Uses lots of pesticides and fertilisers

• Low levels of investment

Which two characteristics apply to organic farming?

• Use pesticides

• Decreasingly popular

• Expensive

• Often local and seasonal

Injecting water, sand and chemicals into the ground at high pressure to release shale gas is known as what?

• Fracking

• Fractional distillation

• Drilling

• Infiltration