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Earth's Natural Resources Jeopardy
Resources
Land Use
Effects on Environment
Miscellaneous
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What is the term for resources that must be
changed in order to be used?
Raw Materials
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Minerals, coal, and natural gas are examples of
which type of resource?
Non-Renewable
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What is a natural resource?
Any useful material humans can find in the
environment
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Point Question
Crops, trees and animals are examples of which
type of resource?
Renewable
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What are recyclable resources?
Resources that cycle naturally through the
environment, like water
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What are first level economic activities?
When people use land and resources directly, like
farming and hunting
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What is a developed country?
A country with many industries
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Turning corn into cornmeal is an example of which
stage of resource development?
Second level activities
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How much of the worlds population lives in
developing nations?
75 percent
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What are three problems faced by developed
nations?
Unemployment, pollution, natural resource
shortages
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What is the main threat to South Americas rain
forests?
Deforestation
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In what three ways can humans have a positive
effect on the environment?
Preserving, protecting and replenishing
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Why is chemical waste a threat to land?
Because it is difficult to dispose of, and takes
a long time to decay
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What is believed to be a major reason for global
warming?
Pollution, Greenhouse gases and the Greenhouse
Effect or natural Climate changes
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What causes acid rain?
Chemicals from pollution mix with the moisture in
the clouds
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What happens in the second stage of resource
development ?
Manufacturing turning raw materials into
products
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How do pesticides and fertilizers damage water
ecosystems?
By killing off some plants, and helping others to
grow too fast
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What is believed to be the cause of damage to the
ozone layer?
Use of CFCs
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Which area of the world has the most oil reserves?
Middle East Southwest Asia
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What is the difference between commercial and
subsistence farming?
Commercial Large company owned farms,
Subsistence is growing enough for a family
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FINAL
JEOPARDY
How do the three stages of resource development
appear in the United States?