GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

What are the examples of natural resources?

• • Oil and Gas

  • Minerals

• • Land

  • Timber

• nuclear

• • Drinkable water

What did Scholars say?

• Natural resources are becoming key drivers in a growing number of disputes, with potentially significant consequences for international peace.

• Natural resources is not going to become key drivers in a growing number of disputes, with potentially significant consequences for international peace.

• Natural resources are becoming key drivers in growing peace, with potentially significant consequences for international peace.

Scarcity is Having not enough or it being difficult to obtain natural resources. Scarcity can cause ethnic clashes due to the demand of natural resources such as timber and water.

• True

• False

What can lead to weaken an already unstable government?

• Population growth

• Resource inequality

• Environmental degradation

• Global warming

Why are Natural Resources important?

• • Many rural communities depend upon agriculture, fisheries, minerals, and timber as their main sources of income

• Resources like water are basic requirements for life

• Developing countries tend to be more dependent on natural resources as their primary source of income