© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Chapter 14: Resource Issues The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Ch – I. Energy Resources –Animate versus inanimate power –Energy supply and demand Five-sixths of the world’s energy supply comes from coal, natural gas, and oil –Finiteness of natural resources Renewable versus nonrenewable resources –Proven reserves –Potential reserves

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Per Capita Energy Consumption Figure 14-1

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. U.S. Energy Consumption Figure 14-2

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Outlook for World Petroleum Production Figure 14-3

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Coal Production Figure 14-4

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Proven Reserves of Fossil Fuels Figure 14-5

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Ch – I. Energy Resources (cont.) –Uneven distribution of fossil fuels Location of reserves –Consumption of fossil fuels –Control of world petroleum OPEC Changing supply and demand

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Ch – II. Mineral Resources –Metallic or nonmetallic Nonmetallic = 90 percent of extraction is for building stone Ferrous metallic minerals = iron ore, chromium, manganese Nonferrous metallic minerals = aluminum, copper, zinc –Precious metals = gold, silver, platinum

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Ch – I. Air Pollution –Global scale Global warming –Greenhouse effect –The ozone layer and CFCs –Critics of global warming (look outside text) –Regional scale Acid precipitation and acid deposition –Local scale Carbon monoxide Hydrocarbons and photochemical smog Particulates

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Global Warming Figure 14-15

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Acid Deposition in North America & Europe Figure 14-18

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Smog in Mexico City Figure 14-19

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Ch – II. Water Pollution –Sources Agriculture Water-using industries Municipal uses –Impact on aquatic life Biochemical oxygen demand Wastewater and disease

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Ch – III. Land Pollution –Solid-waste disposal Sanitary landfills –Two alternatives to landfills: incineration and recycling –Hazardous waste disposal In 2007 = about 47 million tons disposed of in the United States

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Ch – I. Renewing Resources –Nuclear energy Potential accidents –Three-Mile Island (PA – U.S.) – 1979 –Chernobyl (USSR – Ukr.) – 1986 –Fukushima Daiichi (Tokyo – Japan) – 2011 Radioactive wastes Bomb material –Iran, North Korea, terrorists Limited uranium reserves High cost

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Percentage of Electricity Generated from Nuclear Power Figure 14-23

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Ch – I. Renewing Resources (cont.) –Leading renewable energy resources Biomass Hydroelectric power Wind power Geothermal energy Solar energy –Active –Passive Renewable energy in motor vehicles

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Electricity From Hydroelectric Power Figure 14-26

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Ch – II. Recycling Resources –In the United States recycling has steadily increased since 1970 –Recycling collection Pick-up and processing –Recyclables are collected in four ways: curbside, drop-off, buy-back, and/or deposit Manufacturing of recycled products

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Sources of Solid Waste Figure 14-30

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Ch – II. Recycling Resources (cont.) –Other pollution reduction strategies Reducing discharges Increasing environmental capacities –Comparing pollution reduction strategies It seems clear that consumers must learn to use/waste less for a safer, cleaner environment

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. A Coking Plant Figure 14-32

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Ch – I. Sustainable Development –Improving quality of life while preserving resources for future generations –Conservation Sustainable use and management of resources –Preservation Maintenance of resources in their present condition –Impact on economic growth

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Sustainable Development Figure 14-33

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Pollution Compared to a Country’s Wealth Figure 14-34

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Ch – II. Biodiversity –Geographic biodiversity versus biological biodiversity Biologists = most concerned with genetic diversity Geographers = most concerned with biogeographic diversity –Biodiversity in the tropics Occupy 6 percent of Earth’s land area but contain more than 50 percent of all species

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. The End.