Geography Key Terms - Consuming Resources

Energy Sources that provide an alternative to Fossil Fuels.

Is another name for oil, because it is such a valuable commodity.

The veiw that when population grows it stimulates technological changes that produce increase in output, ensuring that living standards can be maintained for the growing population.

A measurement of all greenhouse gases we individually produce.

The using up of something.

The area of land and sea that supplies all the stuff that you need to live - land for your home, food, energy plus all the materials you buy.

A source of power.

Is one that is limited or restricted.

Is one that is limited or restricted.

Is when it is difficult to obtain sufficient food. This can range from hunger through to full-scale famine.

Is the ability to obtain sufficient food on a day-to-day basis. People are considered to be 'food secure' when they do not live in fear of hunger.

The skills and abilities of the population.

The veiw that population growth is the main reason why a society would collapse.

The goods and equipment already in place in a society.

The goods and equipment already in place in a society.

Those things found in the natural world that are of use to us, and that we have the technology and willingness to use.

These are being used up and cannot be replaced, such as coal and oil. They are sometimes known as finite resources.

These are being used up and cannot be replaced, such as coal and oil. They are sometimes known as finite resources.

Is the point at which oil production reaches its maximum level and then declines.

These will never run out and can be used over and over again eg. wind and solar power. They are infinite resources.

Is a naturally occurring substance which can be used in its own right, or made into something else.

These are meeting the needs of people now without preventing future generations from meeting their needs eg. bio-fuels and hydrogen-powered vehicles.

Which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

Resources, such as wood, that can be renewed if we act to replace them as we use them.