Unit 4 Natural Resources and Environmental Management

Review

Multiple Choice

Air pollution refers to contamination of the indoor or outdoor environment by any chemical,

physical or biological agent that modifies the natural characteristics of the atmosphere

• True

• False

Open Ended

Chiang mai have been experiencing air pollution for many years

but why is it that year after year the same thing happen every summer

increased pm 2.5?

Multiple Choice

Waste issues is due to lack of implementing government policies

• True

• False

Open Ended

What example of can you give which will show a strong desire to help

in the mounting problem of waste?

Open Ended

Why is it that even planned government resettlement and urbanization

contributes to deforestation?

Natural Resources and Environment Management

Unit 4

Learner's objectives

1. Define natural resources

2. Differentiate natural and man-made resources

3. Distinguish renewable and non-renewable resources

4. Identify Thailand's natural environment

What is natural resources?

• Natural resources are the raw materials and sources of energy that we use

• Natural resource, any biological, mineral, or aesthetic asset afforded by nature without human intervention that can be used for some form of benefit, whether material (economic) or immaterial

• Natural resources are resources that occur on Earth and are formed solely through natural processes with no human intervention required

Open Ended

Differentiate natural from man-made resources

Examples of Natural resources

• ​Oil

• coal

• natural gas

• metals

• soil

• water

• air

• sunlight

• plants and animals

Examples of man-made resources

• plastic

• paper

• soda

• metal sheet

• rubber

• brass

• machinery

• electricity

Open Ended

What are the two types of natural resources?

Resources that are considered finite due to the extremely long time it takes for nature to create them

Non-renewable resources

A resource that can be replenished naturally over time

Renewable resources

The two types of natural resources:

Multiple Choice

Which of these natural resources DOES NOT belong to the group?

• oil

• coal

• solar energy

• nuclear energy

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT a renewable natural resources

• natural gas

• plant materials

• solar energy

• wind energy

Open Ended

What are Thailand’s natural environments?

Draw

Draw one of Thailand's natural environment

Thailand's natural environment

1. Wilderness parkland

2. Abundant waterfalls

3. Marshland

4. Coastal beaches

5. Underwater ecosystem

6. Forests

7. Mountains

8. Variety of plants, flowers, birds and wildlife

Thailand's natural resources

1. Lead

2. Lignite

3. Gypsum

4. Zinc

5. Tungsten

6. Fluorite

7. Tin

8. sapphires

9. Rubies

Any question?