G3 Sec1 Geography Topic 1

Sustainable use of
natural resources

Sec 1 Students [G3 Geography]

Extracted from Lower Sec Geography Syllabus

Learning objectives

#2

#1

Explain how natural resources can be used sustainably
to ensure continued availability for future generations

Understand the different ways people view natural
resources

Success Criteria

#2

#1

Using one natural resource as example, explain one way
how the natural resource can be used sustainably.

Describe one nature-centred or human-centred way
of thinking about the usage of a natural resource.

*Links with LO 1

*Links with LO 2

2 key inquiry questions

How can we use
natural resources

sustainably?

Why is there a need to
use natural resources

sustainably?

WHY

HOW

RECAP!

What is a natural resource?

Word Cloud

What is a natural resource? How are they classified?

Natural Resource: Fish

What do you see?

What do you think about?

What does it make you

wonder about?

THINK-PAIR-SHARE:
SHOULD WE
CONTINUE TO FISH?

Poll

Should we continue to fish?

• Yes

• No

SHOULD WE CONTINUE TO FISH?

YES

We need to continue fishing to feed the people and to satisfy
hunger concerns.

More fishing can help increase economic gains and allow more
sales of fish to earn profits.

No

There will be a negative impact on communities because there
will be not enough fish stocks in future.

There will be a negative impact on environment because
declining fish population will cause entire fishery ecosystem to
collapse.

Human-centred view
(Extractive, Exploitative)

Nature-centred view
(Preservation, Conserve)

Reflection question: At what rate? At what cost?

Nature-centred VS Human-Centred

Physical environment with its natural resources is seen as valuable in itself and should
be preserved, protected and retained.

Physical environment is valuable to humans for us to obtain materials from it for
people’s benefit and use, so we have to extract materials to promote personal
well-being or sell them for money.

Nature-centred

Human-centred

Multiple Choice

"We can go Chek Jawa over the weekends, go down to the mudflats and catch some creatures to play with!"

• Human-centred
• Nature-centred

Multiple Choice

"No, don't touch any creatures in Chek Jawa, you will damage our environment!"

• Human-centred

• Nature-centred

How to sustainably manage natural resources:

No-Fishing zones

Extension question:

●Will no fishing zones be always effective?

●What are the challenges?

Multiple Choice

One of the rangers spotted something suspicious, what was it?

• Pirates invading the no-fishing zone

• Illegal fishing in the fishing-ban zone

• Lots of dying marine animals

• Dying coral reefs underwater

Group Work

01

03

02

FORESTS

WATER

CRUDE OIL

Metals

04

You have been assigned a natural resource. Investigate why is there a need to conserve the
natural resource and how can the resource be used sustainably.

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FORESTS
01

Providing timber, oxygen, habitat, and biodiversity.

Should we continue to cut down
forests?

YES

No

Human-centred view
(Extractive, Exploitative)

Nature-centred view
(Preservation, Conserve)

Reflection question: At what rate? At what cost?

How to sustainably manage natural resources:

______________________________________________

Extension question:

●Is this strategy always effective?

●What are the challenges?

For a good response, you
should include:

★What is the
management
strategy?

★Who implemented
it?

★1 reason why it is
effective

★How does it ensure
sustainable use of
resource

Water
02

Essential liquid sustains life, ecosystems, and human needs.

Should we continue to extract
water?

YES

No

Human-centred view
(Extractive, Exploitative)

Nature-centred view
(Preservation, Conserve)

Reflection question: At what rate? At what cost?

How to sustainably manage natural resources:

______________________________________________

Extension question:

●Is this strategy always effective?

●What are the challenges?

For a good response, you
should include:

★What is the
management
strategy?

★Who implemented
it?

★1 reason why it is
effective

★How does it ensure
sustainable use of
resource

Crude oil
03

Unrefined fossil fuel for energy and products.

Should we continue to extract
crude oil?

YES

No

Human-centred view
(Extractive, Exploitative)

Nature-centred view
(Preservation, Conserve)

Reflection question: At what rate? At what cost?

How to sustainably manage natural resources:

______________________________________________

Extension question:

●Is this strategy always effective?

●What are the challenges?

For a good response, you
should include:

★What is the
management
strategy?

★Who implemented
it?

★1 reason why it is
effective

★How does it ensure
sustainable use of
resource

Metals
04

Elements used in industry, construction, and technology.

Should we continue to mine for
metals?

YES

No

Human-centred view
(Extractive, Exploitative)

Nature-centred view
(Preservation, Conserve)

Reflection question: At what rate? At what cost?

How to sustainably manage natural resources:

______________________________________________

Extension question:

●Is this strategy always effective?

●What are the challenges?

For a good response, you
should include:

★What is the
management
strategy?

★Who implemented
it?

★1 reason why it is
effective

★How does it ensure
sustainable use of
resource

Open Ended

After hearing from your classmates, why do you think there is a need for sustainable use of natural resources?

Poll

Which do you think is the most important natural resource that should be preserved?

• Forests

• Water

• Crude Oil

• Metals

Poll

Which do you think is the preferred way of thinking towards the usage of natural resources?

• Nature-centred

• Human-centred

Consolidation of learning

Different countries hold differing views about
the usage of natural resources.

To sustainably manage our precious natural resources, we can reduce rate of
extraction, adopt 4R approach, & tap into technological development.

PLACE MATTERS

SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT

SUSTAINABLE USAGE OF
RESOURCES

​Sustainable usage of resources recognise the nature-centred view and the importance of preservation.

“Preserve today for a sustainable tomorrow,

for nature's gifts are finite.”

—Mr Nicholas