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| A substance which can be useful in its own right or used to make something else |
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| resources which can only be used once and cannot be replaced or recreated |
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| resources which can be used more than once or can be replaced |
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| can be used without affecting the environment or future generations |
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coal, oil and gas
non-renewable
linked to global warming and acid rain |
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| What is the Malthus theory |
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| That population growth will be limited by resource supply such as food. |
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| What evidence is there for and against Malthusian theory? |
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For:
Famine in Horn of Africa
Food riots
cost of food rising
Disease epidemics like HIV
Against:
obesity in MEDCs
Population is continuing to rise beyont that imaged by Malthus |
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| What did Boserup theory involve? |
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That people will invent a technological fix to overcome pressures of resource depletion.
Intensification of agriculture.
new energy supplies
GM crops |
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| List ways individuals can use resources more sustainably |
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Reduce waste. improve efficiency. turn off electrical equipment.
Recycle
Reduce packaging.
Use public transport.
Turn down heating
insulate homes
walk |
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| List reasons why global consumption of oil has increased. |
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wealth and development.
more cars
more trade
more manufacturing of products. |
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| What happens to the value of a resource when supplies become scarce? |
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Price goes up.
oil going up =more fuel poverty |
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| What are the renewable energy sources? |
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Solar
wind
tidal
HEP
Geothermal
Wave
biogas
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| Which metals are the most valuable? |
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copper
silver
gold
uranium |
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fuel
plastic
chemicals
paints
cosmetics |
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| How can new technology be used to reduce our consumption of fossil fuels? |
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Hydrogen power
ford edge
Hydrogen fuel cells.
Power for buildings
renewable
clean-zero carbon emissions
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| How can we reduce our ecological footprints? |
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recycle
reduce
mend
walk / cycle
reduce food miles-buy local
buy sustainable goods |
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