What Is It?
Where Is It?
Human Population
H2O
Misc.
100
This type of resource will replenish itself in a short amount of time.
What are renewable resources?
100
These natural resources are heavier and ended up deep within the Earth's crust.
What are minerals/heavy metals such as gold and copper.
100
As the human population increases, natural resources will ____.
What is decrease?
100
If managed correctly, these will never run out.
What are renewable resources?
100
Solar and wind energy sources are known as ______.
What is green energy or alternative energy sources?
200
These are examples of renewable resources.
What are water, trees, crops, wind, and the sun.
200
This non-renewable resource can be found in streams in California.
What is gold?
200
The number of individuals of the species in the same area.
What is population?
200
This is the percentage of freshwater on the planet.
What is 3%?
200
The 3 Rs of conservation.
What is reduce, recycle, reuse.
300
This is formed when organic matter such as plant/animal remains are buried deep in the Earth and subject to heat and pressure over millions of years.
What are fossil fuels (oil, coal, natural gas)
300
Natural resources are distributed this way throughout the planet.
What is uneven distribution?
300
This is a limited renewable resource that is in short supply and threatened by the growing population.
What is freshwater?
300
This practice accounts for most of freshwater usage.
What is agriculture?
300
Examples of Earth's systems.
What are land, water, air, and living things.
400
This resource is located near active plate boundaries.
What is copper?
400
This type of copper is formed near volcanoes.
What is porphyry copper?
400
The term for the amount of people the Earth can support?
What is carrying capacity?
400
This practice will help protect the availability of freshwater.
What is conservation?
400
This comes from the burning of fossil fuels.
What is carbon dioxide emissions?
500
This is an example of a geologic process.
What are volcanic eruptions?
What are the movement of tectonic plates?
500
This human activity to "unearth" resources can have a negative effect on ground water reserves.
What is mining?
500
The rate at which the human population is growing.
What is an exponential rate?
500
This is where groundwater is stored.
What is an aquifer?
500
This celebration takes place on April 22nd.
What is Earth Day?