Resources and Land Use
Resources and Land Use - Part 2
People's Impact on Environment
Population Growth
Population Movement
100

A useful material found in the environment is called a ____________________.

natural resource

100
A renewable resource grown from seeds used for food, lumber, clothing, and paper

plants

100

The loss of forest cover in a region

deforestation

100

Using the graph on p.40, how many people are there expected to be in the year 2100?

about 11 billion

100

When people leave their home country to go to another

emigrate

200

A renewable resource used for drinking, washing, transportation, and agriculture

water

200

A renewable resource formed through natural reproduction and requires food and water to survive

animals

200

The number of types of living things in a region or ecosystem.

biodiversity

200

Scientists who study human populations

demographers

200

The movement of people from rural areas to urban areas

urbanization

300

Nonrenewable resources used for energy, plastics, and chemicals

fossil fuels

300

A resource that natural forces or people can replace in a relatively short time is called a _________________.

renewable resource

300

Waste that makes the air, soil, or water less clean

pollution

300

The number of people per unit of land area

population density

300

Reasons that attract people to migrate to new countries are _____ factors

pull

400

A nonrenewable resource formed over millions of years through natural geologic processes

minerals

400

A resource that cannot be replaced, or can be replaced only over millions of years is called a ______________.

nonrenewable resource

400

One way to protect the environment

1. Use public transportation instead of cars

2. Use solar or wind power


400

The spreading of people over an area of land

population distribution

400

Reasons that force people to leave their home country are _____ factors

push

500

A renewable resource formed slowly from rocks and organic material through natural processes

soil

500

This is the development of machine-powered production and manufacturing.

industrialization

500

One way to protect the environment

1. Use public transportation instead of cars

2. Use solar or wind power

500

Factors that have caused a population boom (identify at least 2)

1. Better food production

2. Better healthcare

3. Healthier lifestyles

500
Causes of urbanization (identify at least 2)

1. Better jobs

2. Better education

3. Better living conditions