Introduction to Geography By Arthur Getis Judith Getis Jerome D. Fellmann
Chapter 11 The Geography of Natural Resources
Overview §Resource Terminology §Energy Resources and Industrialization §Nonrenewable Energy Resources §Renewable Energy Resources §Nonfuel Mineral Resources §Food Resources §Land Resources §Resource Management
Resource Terminology §Renewable Resources §Nonrenewable Resources §Resource Reserves
Energy Resources and Industrialization
Nonrenewable Energy Resources §Crude Oil §Coal §Natural Gas §Synthetic Fuels l Coal Conversion l Oil Shale l Tar Sands
Nonrenewable Energy Resources (cont.) §Nuclear Energy l Nuclear Fission l Nuclear Fusion
Renewable Energy Resources §Biomass l Wood l Waste §Hydroelectric Power §Solar Power §Other Renewable Energy Resources l Geothermal Energy l Wind Power
Nonfuel Mineral Resources §The Distribution of Resources §Copper: A Case Study
Food Resources §Expansion of Cultivated Areas §Increasing Yields §Increasing Fish Consumption
Land Resources §Coastal Wetlands §Forest Resources l U.S. National Forests l Tropical Forests
Resource Management §Conservation §Reuse of Materials §Substitution