GGR208H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Core Countries, Periphery Countries, Democratic Republic
Document Summary
Like people, global resources are very unevenly distributed, and thus, how they are distributed is a political and ethical concern. Physical: food, land, water, energy, minerals in addition to physical resources, wealth is the most important socio-economic resource. Food and land are related: arable/cultivable land is needed to grow food. Cultivable land: land suitable to food growth (about 50% of the land) Problems of distribution and growth (map): india has a high percentage of arable land, most of. Food security: exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food which meets their dietary needs and food preference for an active and heathy life. The issue here is fresh water- water that is not salinated. Nine countries have 60% of the world"s freshwater: brazil, russia, china, canada, indonesia, u. s, india, columbia, democratic republic of. 3 primary ways water is used: domestic use, agricultural use, industrial use.
