Global Distribution of Resources AQA GCSE Geog CGP p96(2)

The global supply and consumption of resources is unequal.

_{Watch the video and decide if this statement is true or false}

• True

• False

Match the following

• Unequal distribution of resources means

• certain resources are only available to some people

• Some countries

  don't have

• is very uneven

• Dry climates are

• their own energy reserves

• Global distribution of resources

• unsuitable for food production

Countries without certain resources have to ​ (a)   them which is expensive.

• import
• export
• produce

Where access to water is scarce some countries have found technological solutions to produce more e.g.

• dams

• desalination plants

• distilleries

The consumption of resources depends on a country's ........ as well as resource availability.

• capability

• resourcefulness

• wealth

Consumption of resources is greater in .............. as they can afford to buy the resources they need.

• HIC's

• NEE's

• LIC's

People living in an HIC expect a higher standard of living.

• True

• False

Countries such as ​ (a)   of their energy

• Luxembourg
• USA
• Russia

Match the following

• Consumption of resources is greater in

• NEE's

• Consumption is lower in

• HIC's

• Consumption is increasing rapidly in

• LIC's

Match the following

• China is a

• High Income Country

• Luxembourg is a

• Low Income Country

• Uganda is a

• Newly Emerging

  Economy