Natural Resources and Energy

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Natural Resources and Energy
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Todays class

• What is a natural resource?
• How does the distribution and management of
  natural resources affect movements of products
  and people?

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What is a Natural resource?

• Materials from nature minerals, plant fibers,
  animal products, and energy that go into making
  a good.
• Availability depends on
• Physical characteristics of the resource
• Economic and technological condition of society

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Major Resources

• Coal energy source of manufacturing
• Petroleum Gasoline, Kerosene, etc. for energy
  and chemical products
• Aquifers Lakes fresh water

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Algeria Libya
Middle East
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World Coal Deposits 2010
North America Over 25
Europe Over 30
Asia Over 25
http//www.wou.edu/las/physci/GS361/Fossil20fuel
s/Coal.htm
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World Oil Reserves 2006
Canada 178,8000,000,000 Barrels of Oil
Russia 60,000,000,000 Barrels of oil
Libya 39,100,000,000 Barrels of oil
Venezuela 79,700,000,000 Barrels of Oil
Middle East 426,000,000,000 Barrels of oil
Nigeria 35,900,000,000 Barrels of oil
Mastering the TEKS in World Geography 2011
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Oil

• Worldwide and in US, 40 of energy
• 2/3 of US use is transportation
• Cheaper to import oil than extract it here (60
  imported)

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OPEC

• Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
• Cartel that sets oil prices and supply
• Formed to resist European companies
• Holds 70 of reserves
• Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE,
  Algeria, Angola, Libya, Nigeria, Venezuela
  Ecuador

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Example Gold

• Long history as a valuable metal
• Conducts electricity
• Used as currency
• Occurs everywhere, even in seawater

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California Gold Rush

• Gold helped Union win Civil War
• Population boom made CA a state in 2 years
• Agriculture began to boom
• San Francisco as gateway

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Example Coltan

• Mineral that includes tantalum
• Used in cell phones, laptops, etc.
• Found in Australia, Central Africa (Democratic
  Republic of the Congo)

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Example Coltan

• Mineral that includes tantalum
• Used in cell phones, laptops, etc.
• Found in Australia, Central Africa

• Good source of income for Congolese
• But, militias overrun protected areas and
  smuggle out coltan
• So Nokia et al. go to Australia instead

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Energy

• The capacity to do work or transfer heat
• (Nearly) All energy comes from the sun
• Primary energy sources heat or do work directly
• Secondary sources turn turbines to generate
  electricity

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Energy

• 90 of US energy from fossil fuels
• Remainder nuclear, hydro
• Different geography for each source
• Coal, natural gas
• Hydro
• Nuclear
• Solar
• Wind

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Nuclear
Wind
Hydro
Solar
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Distribution of Natural Resources encourages
Specialization

• Not all areas of the world have the climate,
  landforms, soils or minerals for good agriculture
  in some regions, farmers are not able to grow
  certain crops or much food at all.
• The same goes for other resources which
  encourages specialization

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Specialization

• Producing or growing a lot of one product which
  leads to trade.

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TVs
Oil
Japan
Saudi Arabia


Cameras
Fruit