CRITERIA FOR SUCCESS: ANALYZE HOW THE DISTRIBUTION & MGMT OF KEY RESOURCES AFFECTS THE LOCATION...

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A N A LY Z E H O W T H E D I S T R I B U T I O N & M G M T O F K E Y R E S O U R C E S A F F E C T S T H E L O C A T I O N & P A T T E R N S O F M O V E M E N T O F P E O P L E , P R O D U C T S & $ $ .

E V A L U A T E H O W C O U N T R I E S C R E A T E S U S TA I N A B L E D E V E L O P M E N T.

Learning Goal 3: Management of Resources

Analyze how management of KEY natural

resources affects location & patterns of movement

of people, products and money & Evaluate how

societies create sustainable development.

WHAT IS SUSTAINABILITY?

Sustainability: a type of long term pattern of resource usage &

economic development in which the goal is to meet human needs while

preserving the environment for future generations.

• OR

Simply put, sustainable resource management is management that

meets the resource needs of today without compromising the ability of

future generations to meet their needs. Sustainability is more than an

ideal, it is a way of living.

E?: HOW DO RESOURCES AFFECT THE LOCATION/MOVEMENT OF

PEOPLE, PRODUCTS & $$?

People historically cluster around usable bodies of water, fertile land

This population distribution still exists today• Examples: the Nile, Fertile Crescent, Mississippi River, the

Danube

However, modern technology has allowed for larger populations and

the movement of people• allows for populations further away from usable water sources

& to become far more urban• Examples: Name some areas • Technology: Name technology that makes this possible

E?: HOW DO RESOURCES AFFECT THE LOCATION/MOVEMENT OF

PEOPLE, PRODUCTS & $$?

Organizations/Businesses/Governments use natural

resources to produce goods and provide for citizens and these

goods are in high demand in an ever growing population.• These products move according to what?

Organizations and governments typically control these

resources • What are some resources we depend upon as a society?• Resource control leads to what?

E?: HOW DO RESOURCES AFFECT THE LOCATION/MOVEMENT OF

PEOPLE, PRODUCTS & $$?

Wealth provided by the sale of natural resources has allowed

populations to grow where otherwise it would not be possible.• United Arab Emirates

Sale of natural resources also provides a concentration of

wealth.• Saudi Arabia, Iran, Alaska

Sales of natural resources can also lead to the exploitation of

an area. This is true of people and governments.• Amazon Rainforest

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Amazon-Deforestation in the Amazon has been a current issue in

the nations within the Amazon River basin over the past few

decades, esp. Brazil.

Numerous groups have developed competing claims to the region.• Native Amazonians, cattle ranchers, rubber tapers & gov’t

developers

As the population increases worldwide, so do strains on the

environment as the need for space, economic development and

preservation/conservation collide.

SOLUTIONS FOR RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Solutions to deal with resource mgmt and sustainability may depend

on the type of government countries have.

Economic & Political Relationship btwn settlements & environments-

(while there is no direct correlation btwn LOD & gov’t) ….• Newly Industrialized/Level of Development-some are:

• Democratic/Open Market (India)• Totalitarian/Communist/Command (Iran/China)

• What are environmental problems in developing nations?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYmrPn1CnzY

SOLUTIONS FOR RESOURCE MGMT…

The political challenge is for gov’ts to institute

policies that promote sustainable development &

regulate the mgmt of key natural resources, both

renewable and non-renewable.• Renewable: Trees, Water• Non-Renewable: Coal & Oil

LAKE TRAVIS BEFORE DROUGHT

REGULATIONS FOR WATER USE

Essential ?: How do societies manage economic development while at the same time creating sustainability?

ACTIVITY:

In your groups, answer individually in your ISN: Do

you believe jobs and your private property rights should come

before the governments ability to control resources or should

governments have the right to control natural resources for

the sake of sustainable development? Why or why not?

In your group, discuss your answers.

Then…next slide

ACTIVITY CONT….

• Research an example of a natural resource being exhausted in an area of the world. (This can be water, oil, trees, gold, diamond)

• In what ways has this created jobs? (# of jobs, gdp/capita, exports)

• How has it strained the environment? (pollution, human resources)

• How are the businesses and the local government trying to protect the environment?

• What would you do in order to meet the needs of people and protect the environment?