Resources and Commodities
Something used to meet human needs is called a...
Resource
Two types of natural resources are...
Renewable and Non-renewable
Those that manufacture the product are called...
Producers
_________ % of Earths water is freshwater
3%
What is the largest LAND animal
Elephant
A resource that has been changed that has been changed/altered in some way for human use is called...
A natural resources that is NOT replenished at a rate that sustains the way it is being consumed...
Nonrenewable resources
the people who buy products and services are called...
_____ % is accessible in lakes, rivers, and the atmosphere
< 1%
What is the largest animal
Blue Whale
Natural, capital, and human are examples of ...
Resources
The ultimate type of resource is...
Human resources
Climate and soil, technology, and government policies are examples of...
Key factors of water distribution
Name one main factor of why water is unevenly distributed ...
Climate, geography, population size, development and technology, politics and conflict, pollution, culture and consumption
True or False: A camel stores water in it's hump
False: It stores fat
Oil, coal, and gas are all examples of ...
Natural resources
An example of a country that we spoke about in class that had a lack of capital to develop infrastructure to harvest and use it's abundance of natural resources. This lead to them taking out a 22.6M loan with the IMF, that they struggled to pay back until 2005...
Russia
over ____ million people are undernourished globally
735 M
What industry uses a large amount of water ~15,000L of water per kg of ______
Livestock/meat farming
What is the loudest animal on Earth?
Resources a society uses to gain wealth are called...
meeting the needs of today without compromising the needs of future generations is called...
Sustainable development
Name one main reason for food inequality across the globe...
When talking about how agriculture is one of the largest users of water resources we mentioned three (3) industries that use massive amounts of water (non-beef/livestock) name 2 of those industries
almonds, cotton, and rice
The day of the Christmas concert last year Heather, Hailey, Andrea and myself saw a mystery animal on the way home. Being in the back seat I did not get a good look at the animal and asked whether it looked more canine or a feline.
The person who gets the closest to Andreas response to that question will get the points for this.
Andrea: "I thought they were all cats."