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Consuming Resources

Consuming Resources. Key Words: Renewable, Non renewable, fossil fuel, finite, food security, consumption, energy, fuel, domestic, industrial, shortages, food security. Know the meanings. Is there any land left to grow food on?. Thomas Malthus . Esther Boserup.

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Consuming Resources

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  1. Consuming Resources • Key Words: • Renewable, Non renewable, fossil fuel, finite, food security, consumption, energy, fuel, domestic, industrial, shortages, food security. Know the meanings

  2. Is there any land left to grow food on?

  3. Thomas Malthus Esther Boserup Different theories of what will happen Read your notes on these theories Four key features of each Learn them!

  4. Resources Shortages Why? • Raw materials run out • Burning fossil fuels is banned • Too expensive to mine What can governments do about it? • Education • Recycling • Conservation • Developing new Technologies

  5. What methods of Conserving Resources do you know about? Boris Bikes, Hydrogen Buses Car Club Oyster Cards Recycling Bins in each classroom Hand pump Rope Pump Q]Explain how new technologies might help solve resource shortages. [6marks]

  6. Explain the key features of: Managing Consumption • 1.Education - trying to change behaviour -Educating people can be done through advertising, schools and general public awareness. - They can publicise simple messages to aim to reduce the use of non-renewables and to use them more efficiently e.g. walking not driving, turning off lights, turning taps off when brushing teeth, • 2. Conservation - maintaining health of natural world • This can be done through grants, quotas, programmes, laws, taxes • For example, grants and subsidies for renewable energy, reducing car tax for less polluting cars, grants for solar panels and insulating homes. • 3. Recycling • Local councils can provide recycling centres at supermarkets so people can recycle when they go shopping - they don't have to go out of their way. Door-to-door recycling collection • Fines for companies and people who don't recycle • 4. Potential of renewables • Examples of alternative and renewable resources include:biomass and biofuels, solar power, wind power, geothermal power

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