Unit 4 Section 2: Global Issues 1

  A natural resource is __________ .  

• water

• globalization

• trade

• tourism

Distribution of resources refers to the way _____________________ are spread around the world.

• needs

• natural resources

• population distribution

•   trade and commerce

Resources are _______________________________ around the world.

•   Distributed equally

•   Not distributed equally

•     An ongoing process

• Never kept in one place

  The amount of resources available in any one location determines the size of the population that place can support.

• True

• False

  The resource used for farming or raising animals.

• Vegetation and animals

• Minerals and fossil fuels

•     Land

• a.     Barriers to communication

Recognize the resource- __________ such as coal and oil are found in places, where the underlying rocks are sedimentary.

•   Vegetation and animals

• Fossil fuels

• Land

• Barriers to communication

In the water cycle, water _________ from the Earth’s surface into warm air.

• condenses

• evaporates

• precipitation

• moves away

In the water cycle, the warm air cools as it rises and the water evaporates into tiny droplets which form clouds.

• True

• False

  In the water cycle, moisture droplets get larger and eventually falls as condensation.

• True

• False

Many people spend few hours a day simply collecting water from natural sources such as lakes and streams.

• True

• False