Resource management: food, water and energy
Learn Resource management: food, water and energy for Year 9 pupils (ages 13–14). Free practice questions, lessons and worked examples — aligned to the UK National Curriculum.
What you'll learn
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Resource management is about balancing supply and demand for food, water and energy.
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Water insecurity happens where demand outstrips reliable supply. Responses include reservoirs, desalination, reducing leaks and transferring water between regions.
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What is water insecurity?
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What is a drawback of desalination?
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Apply it: water insecurity has causes (climate, over-abstraction, pollution) and responses (dams, desalination, water transfer schemes). Each response has an environmental cost as well as a benefit.
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What is a drawback of desalination?
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Which is a cause of water insecurity?
Practise Resource management: food, water and energy with Whizlo
Free AI-tutored lessons, unlimited practice questions, and progress tracking for ages 13–14. Aligned to the UK National Curriculum.