Global Resources

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By the end of class, you will...

• Explain the importance of global resources​

• Identify challenges with sustainably using and conserving global resources​

• Examine strategies to protect and manage global resources for the future

​HOW CAN GLOBAL RESOURCES BE USED SUSTAINABLY?

NATURAL RESOURCES ARE NOT DISTRIBUTED EQUALLY.

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​Types of Global Resources

• The U.S. is one of the largest resource consumers

• The demand for resources is increasing

• Resources supplies can become strained

RESOURCE DISTRIBUTION

​DEFINITION:
COUNTRIES HAVE DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF RESOURCES.

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Why do some countries have oil while others do not?

​WARNING!
The more a nation consumes,
the more the environment is affected.

Match

There are a few different strategies to help conserve global resources.

Match the resource management strategy to its definition.

• Policy

• Recycling

• Sustainable Development

• International Cooperation

Governments create conservation rules

Reduces waste by re-using resources

Renewable energy and green technology

Nations work together to make rules

• Governments create conservation rules

• Reduces waste by re-using resources

• Renewable energy and green technology

• Nations work together to make rules

Multiple Choice

Which of the following activities would increase a nation's ecological footprint?

• Promoting renewable energy

• Building new highways

• Encouraging public transport

• Planting trees

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