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What is Resource Reliance? Topic 8 Demand outstripping supply
Resources are things that humans require for life or to make
our lives easier. Humans are becoming increasingly dependent
Resource Reliance The demand for resources like food, water and energy is
rising so quickly that supply cannot always keep up.
on exploiting these resources, and as a result they are in high Reasons for NOT Meeting Modern Resource Demands. Importantly, access to these resources vary dramatically
demand. in different locations
• Global warming effects cycles and
Resource Required seasons and therefore farming. 1. Population Growth 2. Economic Development
Climate • Rainfall patterns are changing and are
FOOD WATER ENERGY • Currently the global • As LIDCs and EDCs
becoming unpredictable. This is a
population is 7.3 billion. develop further, they
Without enough A good supply of problem for farming.
People need a • Global population has require more energy for
nutritious food, energy is needed • Not all countries have access to fossil risen exponentially this industry.
supply of clean and
people can become for a basic standard fuels or suitable landscape for century. • LIDCs and EDCs want
safe water for
malnourished. This of living. People renewables. • Global population is similar lifestyles to ACs,
drinking, cooking
can make them ill . need light and heat • Many minerals are finite and therefore expected to reach 9 therefore they will need
and washing. Water Geology
This can prevent for cooking or to once used will reduce the resources billion by 2050. to consume more
is also needed for
people working or stay warm. It is also available. • With more people, the resources.
food, clothes and
receiving needed for • Rock types might limit the availability to demand for food, water, • Development means
other products.
education. industry. store water. energy, jobs and space more water is required
Environment and Water: Reservoirs and Water Transfer will increase. for food production as
• War can disrupt transport of resources by
Conflict diets improve.
damaging roads and water pipes.
Methods Environmental and Ecosystems 3. Changing Technology
• LIDCs are unable to afford technology to
and Employment
Increasing storage • Can flood a large area of land and Poverty effectively exploit the natural resources
to hold more water damage habitats and natural available. • The demand for Consumption – The act of
and constructing landscapes. resources has driven using up resources or
• Increase in hazard events due to climate
Reservoirs
more dams to • Dams can be a barrier for certain the need for new purchasing goods and
change.
control river flow species to migrate upstream. technology to reach or produce.
Natural • Prime agricultural regions in Asia and
can provide a • Natural flow of sediment is gain more resources. Carry Capacity – A
Hazards Africa and are also in hazard zones.
reliable source of disrupted, which then reduces • More people in the maximum number of
• Has the ability to destroy infrastructure
water. fertility of land further down. secondary and tertiary species that can be
needed to transport resources.
industry has increased supported.
Constructing pipes • Large-scale engineering works can
the demand for
Water Transfer
and canals to divert damage ecosystems along the
resources required for
water surplus to route.
electronics and robotics.
areas in need of a • Lots of energy is required to pump
water supply. water over long distances.
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