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GCSE Geography: Resource management
Challenges in the human environment · AQA GCSE Geography (8035), specification point 3.2.3.1. Cards are generated from the exam board's own specification for "Resource management", and every card links back to the page it came from. Specification © AQA — used with attribution.
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Which three resources are fundamental to human development?
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Food, water and energy.
Which two aspects of well-being depend on food, water and energy?
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Economic and social well-being.
Why does all-year demand for seasonal food increase UK food miles?
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Out-of-season produce must be imported from countries where it is in season, so it travels long distances.
What are 'food miles'?
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The distance food travels from where it is produced to where it is consumed.
An increasing number of food miles gives food a larger ?.
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carbon footprint
What is one response to the carbon footprint of food miles in the UK?
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A move towards local sourcing of food, cutting the distance food travels.
What is agribusiness?
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Large-scale, industrial farming run as a commercial business, often by big companies, to maximise output and profit.
What is a water deficit area?
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An area where demand for water exceeds the available supply.
Why are water transfer schemes needed in the UK?
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To move water from areas of surplus (wetter north and west) to areas of deficit (drier, densely populated south and east) so supplies are maintained.
The UK's energy mix still relies heavily on ?, while renewables grow in significance.
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fossil fuels
Which three domestic energy supplies have declined in the UK?
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Coal, gas and oil.
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