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POPULATION

1.  Who was Thomas Malthus?
2.  What book did he write?
3.  Why was his book controversial?
4.  What do you think of his theory?
5.  How can we reduce the population by humane means?
6.  What is meant by a Malthusian catastrophe?
7.  What is the difference between a food scarcity and a famine?
8.  How do famines occur?
9.  Is it necessary to reduce the world population?
10.  What are the benefits from having a large population?

ECONOMICS 101

11.  What does the word economy, taken from the Greek oeconomia, actually mean?
12.  Give a definition of what the economy is today
13.  What word do economists use to talk about money?
14.  What book did Adam Smith write?
15.  In what century did he write it?
16.  Why is he so famous?
17.  What was his job?
18.  Which part of the United Kingdom was he from?
19.  Name one aspect concerning the economy that he explained in his text
20.  Smith referred to the ‘Division of Labour’ in his book. What do we call it today?
21.  What does Supply and Demand determine in the economy?
22.  What product does Adam Smith use to illustrate the power of the division of labour?
23.  Why, according to Smith, is the division of labour beneficial for the economy?
24.  What negative aspect was there concerning the division of labour and what was Smith’s solution?
25.  What did Smith say trade provides for the individual?
26.  What did Smith believe trade would bring to the world?
27.  Smith said that there are two types of capital? What were they?
28.  Price is determined by which two factors?
29.  Give an example of ‘productive capital’
30.  Give an example of ‘unproductive capital’

PRIMARY SECTOR

31.  What are the five sectors of the economy?
32.  Give an example of an industry in each sector
33.  Give a definition for the primary sector
34.  Is the primary sector important for the economy? Why / why not?
35.  What four basic activities does the primary sector consist of?
36.  What do you know about agriculture in Almeria?
37.  Define ‘commercial’ agriculture
38.  What is intensive farming?
39.  What is extensive farming?
40.  Explain the difference between rainfed and irrigation crops
41.  What is monoculture and what type of farmer would employ this method?
42.  What is polyculture and what type of farmer would employ this method?
43.  What are some of the benefits of commercial agriculture?
44.  What are some of the problems (drawbacks) of commercial agriculture?
45.  What is vertical farming?
46.  What are the benefits of vertical farming?
47.  What are some of the problems facing vertical farming?
48.  What is HYDROPONICS?
49.  Why is it a good solution for the future?
50.  What was the Green Revolution?
51.  Who was responsible for the Green Revolution?
52.  In which 3 countries was the Green Revolution principally applied?
53.  What are some of the PROS and CONS of the Green Revolution?

 PRIMARY SECTOR: FISHING 

52.  Where is the largest fish market in the world?
53.  Where is the second largest fish market in the world?
54.  Which European country has the largest fishing fleet?
55.  Where is this fishing fleet located?
56.  What percentage of the world’s fish stock has collapsed?
57.  What percentage of the world’s fish stock is still sustainable?
58.  Which country catches/produces the largest amount of fish?
59.  Why is it important to make fishing sustainable?
60.  Why is it NOT a difficult problem to solve?