POPULATION
- Who was Thomas Malthus?
- What book did he write?
- Why was his book controversial?
- What do you think of his theory?
- How can we reduce the population by humane means?
- What is meant by a Malthusian catastrophe?
- What is the difference between a food scarcity and a famine?
- How do famines occur?
- Is it necessary to reduce the world population?
- What are the benefits from having a large population?
ECONOMICS 101
- What does the word economy, taken from the Greek oeconomia, actually mean?
- Give a definition of what the economy is today
- What word do economists use to talk about money?
- What book did Adam Smith write?
- In what century did he write it?
- Why is he so famous?
- What was his job?
- Which part of the United Kingdom was he from?
- Name one aspect concerning the economy that he explained in his text
- Smith referred to the ‘Division of Labour’ in his book. What do we call it today?
- What does Supply and Demand determine in the economy?
- What product does Adam Smith use to illustrate the power of the division of labour?
- Why, according to Smith, is the division of labour beneficial for the economy?
- What negative aspect was there concerning the division of labour and what was Smith’s solution?
- What did Smith say trade provides for the individual?
- What did Smith believe trade would bring to the world?
- Smith said that there are two types of capital? What were they?
- Price is determined by which two factors?
- Give an example of ‘productive capital’
- Give an example of ‘unproductive capital’
PRIMARY SECTOR
- What are the five sectors of the economy?
- Give an example of an industry in each sector
- Give a definition for the primary sector
- Is the primary sector important for the economy? Why / why not?
- What four basic activities does the primary sector consist of?
- What do you know about agriculture in Almeria?
- Define ‘commercial’ agriculture
- What is intensive farming?
- What is extensive farming?
- Explain the difference between rainfed and irrigation crops
- What is monoculture and what type of farmer would employ this method?
- What is polyculture and what type of farmer would employ this method?
- What are some of the benefits of commercial agriculture?
- What are some of the problems (drawbacks) of commercial agriculture?
- What is vertical farming?
- What are the benefits of vertical farming?
- What are some of the problems facing vertical farming?
- What is HYDROPONICS?
- Why is it a good solution for the future?
- What was the Green Revolution?
- Who was responsible for the Green Revolution?
- In which 3 countries was the Green Revolution principally applied?
- What are some of the PROS and CONS of the Green Revolution?
PRIMARY SECTOR: FISHING
- Where is the largest fish market in the world?
- Where is the second largest fish market in the world?
- Which European country has the largest fishing fleet?
- Where is this fishing fleet located?
- What percentage of the world’s fish stock has collapsed?
- What percentage of the world’s fish stock is still sustainable?
- Which country catches/produces the largest amount of fish?
- Why is it important to make fishing sustainable?
- Why is it NOT a difficult problem to solve?
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