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Bellwork (Review) QuestionsFill in the blank with the correct answers
• _____ is a country’s power to decide on policies and actions.
• _____ is a system in which one central government holds most of the political power.
• _____ relates to a union of states that recognize a single central government but retain certain powers for themselves.
• _____ government in which individual political units keep their sovereignty but give limited power to a central government.
• _____ government in which all power is held by one person.
• _____ government in which central authority controls all aspects of society.
• _____ government in which people choose their leaders.
• _____ economic system in which people as consumers help determine what will be produced by buying or not buying certain products/ market economy.
• _____ economic system in which government owns and runs basic industries/ mixed economy.
• _____ economic system which requires the state to make all the economic decisions/ planned economy.
What major non-
renewable resource
(fossil fuel) is located in
Texas?
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Why are world resources important to our study of
geography?
The ways that people use the earth’s resourcesWhere the resources are located
How resources are distributed among peopleHow the use of the resources affects the earth
all have an effect on human interaction and physical geography.
Types of resources
1.Capital: money and machines used to produce goods.
2.Human: people who do the work.
3.Natural…(next slide!)Resources affect the economy, and
things like trade… all countries need raw materials and means for
production… some must trade to get it!
Natural Resourcesmaterials people take from the natural
environment to survive and satisfy their needs.•Renewable: resources the
environment continues to supply or replace. Examples?
Fossil Fuels: Natural non-renewable resources that are formed from the remains of ancient plants and animals.
Non-Renewable Resources Cannot be replaced once they are used,
only a limited supply on earth. Examples?
Ex: coal, oil, natural gas, iron, copper, aluminum, uranium, gold
Why is it significant that Why is it significant that fossil fuels are non-fossil fuels are non-
renewable?renewable?
Inexhaustible Energy SourcesInexhaustible Energy SourcesResources used for producing power. They are the result of solar or planetary processes and therefore are unlimited.
Examples?
sunlight, geothermal heat, winds, tides
Distribution!Distribution!
By the end of the 21st century!
Oil and natural gas reserves are unevenly spread throughout the
world…over half is located in a few countries in Southwest Asia (Middle
East). At our present rate of usage when do you
think we will run out?
How is the use of resources How is the use of resources effecting our environment?effecting our environment?
Burning coal creates air
pollution and acid rain.
Gasoline usage in cars creates air pollution.
Global warming is causing a
loss of habitat
So what other energy So what other energy resources that are renewable resources that are renewable
are out there?are out there?Nuclear Nuclear EnergyEnergy
Geothermal Geothermal EnergyEnergy
Solar Solar EnergEnerg
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What can you do What can you do to help out?to help out?
You don’t have to be Captain Planet, You don’t have to be Captain Planet, there are lots of things, even as a there are lots of things, even as a teenager, you can do to help save teenager, you can do to help save
the resources we have.the resources we have.