Resources intro

A ​ (a)   is anything that ​ (b)   need or ​ (c)   . E.g. ​ (d)  

• resource
• people
• use
• animals
• food

Match the resource to its importance.

• People cannot survive without this

• Water

• Helps people cook, clean and work

• Food

• This improves nutrition and diet

• Energy

The average person needs at least _______ calories per day.

• 2000 - 2500

• 1000 - 1500

• 3000 - 3500

• 4000 - 4500

Eating too few ​ (a)   causes ​ (b)   loss and can lead to a lack of energy. People who do not have enough food to eat may find it difficult to ​ (c)   . Consuming too many calories can cause weight ​ (d)   which can also make it difficult to work. Access to food has a massive impact on people and their ​ (e)   .

• calories
• weight
• work
• gain
• quality of life

A person should drink at least _______ litres of water per day.

• 2.6 - 3

• 1.4 - 2

• 1.6 - 2

• 3.2 - 4

People cannot live without (a)   . Water makes up about (b)   of a person's body. We need it for our body to function, e.g. to absorb (c)   and get rid of waste. Water is also used to keep ourselves clean and healthy, and is also needed to grow food and for (d)   . In drier countries, farmers have to water their (e)   which is expensive.

• water
• two thirds
• nutrients
• industry
• crops

Energy has many uses. It heats ​ (a)   and offices, cooks our food and powers ​ (b)   . Much of the energy that is used is in the form of ​ (c)   . We burn ​ (d)   or use the wind or sun, to generate energy. Energy affects both ​ (e)   and industry. 

• homes
• transport
• fossil fuels
• electricity
• food supplies

If energy is more ​ (a)   or in ​ (b)   , then it ​ (c)   more to produce and ​ (d)   things. This is increases the ​ (e)   of things (e.g. food, clothes) in the shops.

• expensive
• short supply
• costs
• price
• transport

True or false? "Resources are evenly distributed around the world"

• True

• False

True or false? Having access to food, water and energy can increase life expectancy.

• True

• False