Lesson 3.2.3.1

3.2.3.1 Resource management Quiz: AQA Geography, Unit 2

20 questions

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Lesson 3.2.3.1, Resource management: 20 multiple choice questions for the AQA GCSE Geography (8035), Unit 2: Challenges in the human environment, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. What is measured by the term food miles?

    • Transport distance
    • Production cost
    • Nutritional value
    • Caloric content

  2. Which three resources are considered fundamental to human development and well-being?

    • Land, labour, capital
    • Coal, oil, gas
    • Timber, minerals, soil
    • Food, water, energy

  3. What term describes the combination of different energy sources used by a country?

    • Carbon footprint
    • Energy mix
    • Energy security
    • Energy grid

  4. What term describes uninterrupted, reliable access to affordable energy supplies?

    • Energy balance
    • Energy security
    • Energy efficiency
    • Energy surplus

  5. Why are many countries increasing the proportion of renewable energy in their energy mix?

    • Increase energy imports
    • Exhaust fossil reserves
    • Reduce carbon emissions
    • Lower industrial output

  6. What type of food export do high-income countries commonly import from low-income countries?

    • Frozen fast food
    • Seasonal fresh produce
    • Dried staple grains
    • Canned processed meats

  7. What term describes large-scale commercial farming managed like a business?

    • Organic farming
    • Pastoral farming
    • Agribusiness
    • Subsistence farming

  8. What is the main purpose of UK water transfer schemes?

    • Prevent coastal flooding
    • Resolve supply deficits
    • Generate hydroelectricity
    • Purify river water

  9. A UK region imports 40% of its food. What share is produced locally?

    • 60%
    • 100%
    • 4%
    • 40%

  10. Which action directly reduces the carbon footprint associated with food consumption?

    • Using heated greenhouses
    • Increasing food miles
    • Buying local food
    • Importing foreign crops

  11. A water company moves water from a wet region to a dry region through pipelines. Which strategy is this?

    • Water transfer
    • Desalination
    • Water conservation
    • Groundwater recycling

  12. What is a primary cause of rising energy demand in emerging economies?

    • Reduced manufacturing
    • Economic development
    • Population decline
    • Decreased urbanisation

  13. Which action increases energy security in the UK?

    • Closing nuclear plants
    • Importing more coal
    • Depleting gas reserves
    • Increasing renewable energy

  14. What consumer trend causes UK supermarkets to import seasonal fruit year-round?

    • Lower carbon footprints
    • Falling food miles
    • Reduced consumer spending
    • Year-round demand

  15. Which factor best explains global inequalities in resource consumption?

    • Equal income levels
    • Uniform climates
    • Wealth differences
    • Identical populations

  16. How is the UK energy mix currently changing?

    • No nuclear power
    • Less gas imported
    • More renewable energy
    • More coal burning

  17. What term describes how food, water and energy depend on each other?

    • Competition
    • Interdependence
    • Independence
    • Isolation

  18. Why are domestic UK supplies of oil and gas declining?

    • Volcanic eruptions
    • Increased solar power
    • Stricter green laws
    • Depleted North Sea reserves

  19. What term describes the distance food travels from producer to consumer?

    • Food miles
    • Transport ratio
    • Carbon footprint
    • Food footprint

  20. What is a main limitation of relying on solar and wind power?

    • High carbon emissions
    • Unlimited land availability
    • Intermittent supply
    • Zero set-up costs

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