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Page 1: Materials in the natural environment that people value and use to satisfy their needs.  Give some examples of natural resources you use on a daily

Resources and Land Use

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Natural Resources

Materials in the natural environment that people value and use to satisfy their needs.

Give some examples of natural resources you use on a daily basis.

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Geographers Study:

1. The ways that people use world resources.

2. Where resources are located. 3. How resources are distributed. 4. How the use of resources affect the

earth.

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Renewable Resources

Regenerated or replaced by the environment Soil Water Sun Wind

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Renewable energy sources Water Power: energy from falling water to power

machines to generate electricity Geothermal Energy: produced from the earth’s

internal heat Solar Energy: produced from the sun’s radiation Wind Power: conversion of wind energy to

generate electricity

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Nonrenewable Resource

Cannot be replaced once used Minerals Fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural gas) Iron, copper, aluminum, uranium, gold

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Energy Sources

Fossil Fuels: formed by ancient plant and animal remains (over millions of years) Unevenly spread around the world Limited amount/Likely to run out Causes pollution/hurts the environment

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Global Gas Prices

Netherlands $6.48 Norway $6.27 Italy $5.96 Denmark $5.93 Sweden $5.80 London $5.79 Germany $5.57 France $5.54 Saudi Arabia $0.91 Kuwait $0.78 Egypt $0.65 Nigeria $0.38 Venezuela $0.12

As of 2005

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Cost of a Tank

Crude Oil + Refining Process

+ Retail Sales/Distribution + Taxes

= Gas Price

69%

6%

10%

15%

23.46

2.04

3.04

5.1

34.00

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The earth’s resources are not evenly distributed around the world

Affects: where people live, economic activities, trade, etc.

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How do you get what you want and need?

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Economic Activities

Economic Activities: what people do in order to acquire the things they need and the luxuries they desire

4 categories Primary Secondary Tertiary Quaternary

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Economic Activities

1. Primary Economic Activities: rely directly on natural resources Examples: fishing, forestry, mining, farming,

hunting/gathering, herding

Subsistence Farming VS Commercial Farming

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Economic Activities

2. Secondary Economic Activities: people use raw materials to produce new products of greater value Examples: pressing wheat to make flour,

manufacturing

Cottage Industry VS Commercial Industry

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Economic Activities

3. Tertiary Economic Activities: do not directly gather or process raw materials – instead they pursue activities that serve others Examples: doctors, salespeople, truck

drivers, firefighters, police

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Economic Activities

4. Quaternary Economic Activities: acquisition, processing, and sharing of information Examples: education, government, information

processing, research, Lawyers

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Global Trade Patterns

Exports: goods sent out of the country Imports: goods brought into the country

Governments attempt to maintain a balance

Deficit = domestic businesses lose profits/fail, unemployment rises, nation’s debt to other countries rises

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Economic Systems

Traditional Economy – families produce what they need - (personal use/little trade)

Market Economy – (Free enterprise) – Capitalism Private individuals/groups decide what to produce, how much to produce, and at what price

Law of supply and demand

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Economic Systems

Command Economy – controlled by a single, central government

Economic decisions made by government leaders (what and how much to produce at what price)

Decisions made to achieve social or political goals (Communism)

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Economic Systems

Mixed Economy – mixture of all three

SocialismGovernment should run some

industriesGovernment should provide some

goods and servicesTo pay for services, usually impose

high taxes

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Economic Development

Developed: Modern industrial societies High standard of living, higher education

levels, live longer Digital technologies, communications,

transportation

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Economic Development

Underdeveloped: lower levels of prosperity

Lack adequate industries and modern technology

Depend on developed countries for manufactured goods

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Economic Development

Developing: show evidence of political, economic, and social progress

One measure – per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Total value of goods and services produced in

a country in a year/total population

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Quiz (18 points)

1. Why has the world’s population increased rapidly over time?

2. How is population density calculated? 3. List the 4 economic activities and give an

example of each. 4. List and describe 3 economic systems used

in the world. 5. What is wrong with having a deficit when it

comes to importing and exporting?


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