GCSE Geography: Resource Management Revision

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What are FOOD MILES?

Resource Management is a core part of GCSE Geography. Revise the key concepts and common mistakes below, then lock them in with the free games.

Key concepts

Food milesDistance food travels from producer to consumer

AgribusinessLarge-scale, high-tech industrial farming

Water transferMoving water from surplus to deficit region

ReservoirArtificial lake storing water for supply

Energy mixCombination of sources powering a country

RenewableEnergy source that doesn't run out (wind, solar)

HydroponicsGrowing plants without soil — water plus nutrients

PermacultureDesigning farms that mimic natural ecosystems

Drip irrigationWater delivered drop-by-drop near plant roots

GreywaterUsed water from sinks/showers — can be recycled

BiogasMethane from waste — used for cooking/electricity

Carbon footprintTotal CO2 produced by an activity or person

ResourceAnything humans use (food, water, fuel)

Food securityReliable access to enough safe nutritious food

What your exam board covers

Where Resource Management sits in each exam board's specification. Tap a board to see what it lists.

AQAThe challenge of resource managementSpec 8035

Part of: Challenges in the human environment (Paper 2)

Source: AQA GCSE Geography (8035) specification — Subject content, accessed 23 June 2026.

Learn Resource Management step by step

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Other boards:CCEA Eduqas/WJEC OCR Cambridge IGCSE Edexcel IGCSE

Common mistakes to avoid

Questions where students often pick the tempting wrong answer — make sure you know the right one:

What are FOOD MILES?✗ Distance you walk to a shop ✓ Distance food travels from producer to consumer

What does sustainable development mean?✗ Sustainable development means stopping all economic growth. ✓ Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs — balancing economic, social and environmental goals.

What does FOOD SECURITY mean?✗ Locking food in a safe ✓ Reliable access to enough safe and nutritious food

Practise Resource Management — free games

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Key concepts

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