The cards Question What are natural resources? Tap to flip Answer Materials or substances that occur naturally in the environment and can be used by humans to meet their needs. Question What makes a resource non-renewable? Tap to flip Answer It takes millions of years to form and cannot be quickly replaced. Question Are natural resources spread evenly around the world? Tap to flip Answer No. They are distributed unevenly. Question What does the natural resource trap describe? Tap to flip Answer A wealth of natural resources having a negative effect on a country's development. Question Give one example of a natural resource that humans have managed, modified or created. Tap to flip Answer e.g. managed forests, fish farms or reservoirs. Question What are fossil fuels? Tap to flip Answer Natural substances formed over millions of years from the buried remains of ancient organisms, such as coal, oil and gas. Question Is nuclear energy renewable, and is it a fossil fuel? Tap to flip Answer It is non-renewable, but it is not a fossil fuel. Question What do many people without reliable access to modern energy rely on instead? Tap to flip Answer Fuelwood. Question What is an energy mix? Tap to flip Answer The combination of energy sources used to meet a region's or country's overall energy needs. Question What does sustainable mean? Tap to flip Answer Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Question What is the leading source of renewable electricity in the UK? Tap to flip Answer Wind power. Question Which fuel is often still piped to UK homes and burnt to heat rooms and cook food? Tap to flip Answer Natural gas. Question Why are wind speeds higher in offshore, high-altitude and flat areas? Tap to flip Answer They are less sheltered. Question What is the electricity grid? Tap to flip Answer A network of wires, power stations and systems that delivers electricity from where it is produced to where it is used. Question Why should a wind farm not be too remote? Tap to flip Answer It should be close to the electricity grid; if too remote, connecting it to the grid costs a lot. Question Give one reason people campaign against wind farms. Tap to flip Answer Noise or visual impact. Question Give one example of a more sustainable fishing method. Tap to flip Answer Longlining or trap fishing. Question What is aquaculture? Tap to flip Answer Fish farming: the controlled breeding and harvesting of fish in enclosures. Question What does depleted mean? Tap to flip Answer Used up or nearly all gone. Question What is bycatch? Tap to flip Answer Marine animals caught unintentionally while fishing for a different species. Question What is a trawler? Tap to flip Answer A fishing boat that catches fish by dragging a large net through the water. Question Give one measure that improves fishing sustainability. Tap to flip Answer e.g. exclusive economic zones, quotas or seasonal closures. Question What is food security? Tap to flip Answer The ability of people to access sufficient, safe and nutritious food. Question Can a person be overweight and undernourished at the same time? Tap to flip Answer Yes. They can eat too much but not enough of the right foods to get sufficient nutrients. Question What is GDP per capita? Tap to flip Answer The total value of goods and services a country produces in a year, divided by its population. Question What are GM crops? Tap to flip Answer Plants whose genes have been altered in a lab to give them improved traits. Question What is a herbicide? Tap to flip Answer A substance added to soil or sprayed on plants to protect them from weeds. Question Which pest developed resistance to Bt cotton in India? Tap to flip Answer Bollworms. Question What is hydroponics? Tap to flip Answer Using nutrient-rich water to grow plants without soil. Question What is aquaponics? Tap to flip Answer Using nutrient-rich water from farming aquatic animals to nourish plants. Question Give one drawback of hydroponics and aquaponics. Tap to flip Answer e.g. high setup costs, energy demands or technical complexity. Question Where does palm oil come from? Tap to flip Answer The fruit of the oil palm tree. Question Why do experts recommend certified sustainable palm oil rather than a boycott? Tap to flip Answer Palm oil is the most land-efficient oil crop; replacing it with less efficient crops could cause more deforestation. Question What is biodiversity? Tap to flip Answer The variety of living things in an ecosystem or area. Question How do more greenhouse gases cause global warming? Tap to flip Answer They insulate the planet more, trapping heat. Question How do cows and sheep release most of the methane they produce during digestion? Tap to flip Answer By burping (eructation). Question How many metallic elements make up the rare earth materials? Tap to flip Answer 17. Question Why are rare earth materials called rare, if they are not rare in quantity? Tap to flip Answer They are rarely found in concentrated, economically viable deposits. Question What are reserves? Tap to flip Answer The remaining extractable amount of a resource, such as minerals or energy sources. Question Give one solution to the challenges of rare earth materials. Tap to flip Answer e.g. circular mineral harvesting, better recycling technology or new synthetic materials. Where this deck sits in the curriculum Curriculum National Curriculum for England Stage Key stage 3 (Years 7–9) Course KS3 Geography Unit Natural resources: Can Earth meet our needs? England's National Curriculum sets what is taught; the units and their order are Oak National Academy's. Flash Feed is not affiliated with Oak or any exam board.
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Show the other sources (10) Primary source Consumption and climate change (opens in a new tab) (Oak National Academy, thenational.academy) Primary source Rare earth materials (opens in a new tab) (Oak National Academy, thenational.academy) Primary source Energy use around the world (opens in a new tab) (Oak National Academy, thenational.academy) Primary source Energy in the UK (opens in a new tab) (Oak National Academy, thenational.academy) Primary source Windfarms: Decision making exercise (opens in a new tab) (Oak National Academy, thenational.academy) Primary source Fish resources (opens in a new tab) (Oak National Academy, thenational.academy) Primary source Sustainable fishing (opens in a new tab) (Oak National Academy, thenational.academy) Primary source Food resources (opens in a new tab) (Oak National Academy, thenational.academy) Primary source A solution: genetically modified crops (opens in a new tab) (Oak National Academy, thenational.academy) Primary source The future: hydroponics and aquaponics (opens in a new tab) (Oak National Academy, thenational.academy) Found a mistake? Write to support@flashfeed.app .
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