Year 11 - Geography
The importance of food, water and energy for human development
Resources in the UK
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Unit Summary
This unit teaches pupils about natural resources in the UK. Pupils will learn about the demand and provision of food, water and energy in the UK and the associated opportunities and challenges.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain the significance of food, water and energy to well-being and describe global inequalities in supply and consumption of these resources.
Key Notes
- Food, water and energy affect economic and social well-being and are fundamental to human development.
- There are global inequalities in the supply and consumption of: food, water and energy resources.
- Around 10% of people worldwide face hunger; between 740-780 million people.
- There is overlap between regions in which many face hunger and those in which many lack safe water and/or electricity.
- Supply (or lack of resources) limits consumption in some locations, as does poverty.
Vocabulary To Learn
- resources: materials available in the environment (such as water, food and oil) that support our wants and needs
- undernutrition: not consuming enough calories (or nutrients) to maintain a normal, active, healthy life
- sanitation: systems designed to protect public health, such as disposing of sewage and other waste products
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Access to electricity means 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.
Food, water and energy affect economic and social well-being and are fundamental to human development. There are global inequalities in the supply and consumption of: food, water and energy resources.
2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'resources'
materials available in the environment (such as water, food and oil) that support our wants and needs.
3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.
Mistake: Access to electricity means 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Correction: Having access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide lighting and charge a phone or radio for 4 hours a day. In LICs, and some NEEs, electricity outages are part of daily life.
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