Climate/Resources/Ecosystems

What is a natural resource?

• something that is naturally occurring that can be used to satisfy human needs and wants

• something that is man made that can be used to satisfy human needs and wants

• something that naturally occurring that can be used to satisfy the needs of nature

What type of resource is one that will replenish themselves - we won't run out of them as long as we don't overuse them.

• Non renewable

• Renewable

• Fossil Fuels

What are the resources that we could run out of because these resources take much longer to make, if they ever do replenish themselves.

• Non renewable

• Renewable

• Fossil Fuels

Nuclear energy can be dangerous if there is a malfunction or break down in the nuclear power plant; however, some people still want to use this energy because...

• On a daily basis it is a cleaner source of energy

• On a daily basis it is a more expensive form of energy

• On a daily basis it is less of a hassle to use energy from this source

What do we call the energy that is generated from the heat of the Earth?

• Geographic

• Geothermal

• Geometric

This type of power is generated by the sun.

• Solar

• Wind

• Hydroelectric

This type of energy is generated by water.

• Solar

• Wind

• Hydroelectricity

Desertification is...

• Overuse of wetlands that lead to it becoming a marsh.

• Overuse of already dry land that causes the soil to become even more dry and barren.

• Overuse of land in a humid climate that leads to the soil becoming barren.

Which of the following best describes the way that resources are spread around the world?

• They are spread out evenly.

• They are distributed equally.

• Some areas get more of a certain resource while other areas get less.

Which of the following is the best example of humans modifying the physical environment?

• The creation of the coal industry in Western PA.

• Humans mining for coal under the soil of Western PA.

• The development of the steel industry in Pittsburgh.