Unit 3: Global Resource Consumption and Security
Topic 3.2: Impacts of changing trends in resource consumption Questions
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Outline one interaction between elements of the water-food-energy nexus.
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Explain how growing crops for biofuel can reduce a country's food supply.
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Explain how a growing middle-class population can create land-use pressures.
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Explain how a growing middle-class population can lead to changes in what people eat.
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How can falling water availability reduce energy security?
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Suggest two reasons why some regions have made slow progress towards safe water access, developing each.
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Explain how producing more energy can put pressure on a country's water supply.
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Explain two distinct factors that can lower a country's food security.
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A growing population stresses the nexus mainly because it...
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Suggest two ways that rising incomes could improve food access for the poorest people.
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Suggest two ways in which rising economic development could increase how much food is available in a country.
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Explain how one environmental issue and one geopolitical issue can each disrupt a country's energy security.
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Suggest two reasons why pressure on the water-food-energy nexus is rising.
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Suggest two ways in which securing a country's water needs can end up reducing the food it can grow.
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Distinguish between food availability and food access as parts of food security.
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Explain two reasons why a country might choose not to use nuclear energy.
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On a food-emergency map, 'Describe the location' means…
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As the middle class grows, demand usually rises most for…
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Why does eating more meat add pressure on land?
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What does food security mean?
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