People and the Environment: Resource Conservation

The video discusses the importance of conserving non-renewable resources through methods like reducing usage, recycling, and reusing materials. It highlights the energy crisis of the 1970s as a catalyst for conservation efforts and provides examples of how recycling and reusing can help sustain resources for the future.

What is resource conservation and why is it important?

What actions did people take in the early 1970s in response to the energy crisis?

Explain the process of recycling and give an example of a product made from recycled materials.

How can reusing items contribute to resource conservation? Provide examples.

What are the three key actions mentioned for conserving natural resources?