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- 1what is a resourcea resource is a stock or supply that has a value or a purpose
- 2how many calories do the world health organisation say we need a day2000-2400 calories
- 3how many people in the world eat less than 2000 calories a dayover 1 billion
- 4which continent has the highest level of malnourishmentafrica with 35% of people
- 5what is the main reason for for inequality in water supply around the worldvariations in climate
- 6percentage increase formuladifference/original times by 100
- 7what percent of our food do we import40%
- 8food milesthe distance that food travels from producer to consumer
- 9carbon footprintthe emission of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere from producing the food
- 10why do tomatoes have a high carbon footprint even though we grow them in the ukwe have to heat greenhouses as its not hot enough to grow them in the uk
- 11what is agribusinessintensive farming aimed at maximising the amount of food produced
- 12what are some things agri business do to maximise profitget rid of hedges use pesticides machinery
- 13positives of agribusinessreduce food miles reduces reliance on imports
- 14negatives of agribusinessunethical local farmers lose their livelyhood
- 15how may litres of water does a person in the uk use150
- 16reason that people now use more waterpeople have more wealth meaning they can afford more appliances eg dishwasher
- 17how much percent of water is classed good status water27%
- 18causes of water pollutionchemicals such as pesticides running of farm land untreated waste from industry
- 19water stresswhen water deficit or pollution has a servere negative impact on the population
- 20as individual what could we do to lower our water usageonly put on dishwasher when its full , short showers, use right flush on toilet
- 21summarise how the uk energy mix is changingoil and gas are being depleted so we are investing in renewable sources as in 2020 our renewable electricity was 43%
- 22why is the cost of renewables decreasingits unlimited so its not rare
- 23how does fracking workA special water mixture is then pumped directly at the rock miles below in order to release the gas it contains. The mixture – which is primarily water, sand and certain chemicals – are forced into the rock (at extremely high pressures) in order to force the gas out to where we can collect it. The drill can be driven into the earth either vertically or horizontally.
- 24why is our global energy not sustainableonly 8% of it is renewable
- 25what is energy securityuninterrupted availability of energy at affordable prices
- 26what type countries have energy insecuritylics and nees
- 273 reasons for increased consumption of energypopulation growth , development, modern technology
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