1. Target 3/21
I will explain the economic and political relationships between settlements and the environment, including sustainable development and renewable/non-renewable resources.
Warm Up – Come up with one example each of a renewable and non-renewable resource.

2. What is a resource?
Resources - physical materials that humans need and value; anything that can be used for the creation of wealth

3. More on resources
Certain technologies increase the demand for some resources, such as the invention of automobiles did for the demand of rubber and oil.
Demands for resources vary from region to region, with more developed nations having higher demands.
Resources are unevenly distributed and as the world’s population increases so does the demand for resources, sometimes resulting in conflicts.

4. Examine this statement - “Creation, distribution, and management of resources affect location and patterns of products, money, and people.”
Can you think of an example of where discovery of key deposits of natural resources results in migration of people seeking economic opportunity?
Migration of South Asians to work mines in South Africa
The California Gold Rush
Migrations to oil fields (Texas, South Dakota).
Keystone XL Pipeline (in progress)
What are some negative effects that result from demand and discovery of new resources?
Loss of forested areas
Damage to discovered area (strip mining)
Loss of animal populations in those regions to be pushed out of their habitat.
YOU HAVE 5 MINUTES TO COME UP WITH AN EXAMPLE FOR EACH QUESTION.

5. More…
We can create resources where there are none to allow settlement in regions stricken by a lack of resources.
Example: Desalinization – turning sea water into drinking water. Where is this necessary?
Analysis of resources creates new industries. May include examination of land redistribution, extraction of minerals and oil, desalinization, cutting of rainforests, and building of infrastructure such as pipelines.

6. Controlling resources isn’t easy. It requires:
Access to the resources
Water, energy, oil
Gaining access could cause territorial conflicts (Palestine, South China Sea)
Control of key transportation for industry and military (Suez, Panama Canals)
The power to control territory
Stable government
Military power
Economic investment

7. More on resources
The need for and the value of resources changes over time.
The quality and quantity of a resource is dependent on whether the resource is renewable or nonrenewable.
The location of resources impacts the distribution of populations and economic activities in regions.
Technology facilitates the extraction and distribution of resources.

8. What is a renewable energy resource?
Renewable energy can be used again and again, and will never run out.
Types:
Biomass
Hydro-electric
Geothermal
Solar
Tidal
Wave
Wind
Wood

9. What is a non-renewable energy resource?
An energy resource that is not replaced or is replaced only very slowly by natural processes
Fossil fuels are continually produced by the decay of plant and animal matter, but the rate of their production is extremely slow, very much slower than the rate at which we use them.
Types:
Coal
Oil
Nuclear
Natural Gas
Tar Sands and Oil Shale

10. Other types of non-renewable resources
Precious metals
Rare earth elements
Fresh water
Timber (forests/rainforests)
Livestock/wildlife
Others?

11. Renewable/Non-renewable Resources Activity
It would be useful to have more teacher notes on each slide
Adapted from UNC-Wilmington curriculum

12. Activity Preparation The class will be divided into groups of 4.
Each group will need a bag with 16 pieces of popcorn, 4 paper towels, and a pencil and paper.
Teacher will need the bag with leftover popcorn to replenish the “used resources.”

13. Part 1: Renewable Resources Activity
Each team begins with 16 pieces of popcorn. Each student must take at least 1 piece of popcorn per round to survive, and may take as many as he/she likes.
One student per team records the number of pieces each team member takes per round, and the number of pieces remaining for the team.
The resource is then “renewed” by half ( if there are 8 remaining pieces after round 1, the teacher will add 4 more pieces to the bag for round 2).
6 rounds are played in this manner. The object of the game is to have the most pieces of popcorn per team member after the final round.
QUESTION: Do the students know the rules ahead of time – e.g. that if they take less up front, there will be more replenished?

14. At the end of the game, discuss different strategies used by teams:
Some may die because they’ll consume too much of the resource early on
Others may take one piece at a time and build up a store by the end
Others may take more throughout but will always keep enough in reserve to be sufficiently renewed

15. Part 2: Non-Renewable Resources Activity
Students each pick up a slip of paper from a bag (there are 4 “1st generation”, 6 “2nd generation”, 9 “3rd generation,” and 14 “4th generation” slips)
Teacher goes to the front of the classroom with a bag of popcorn, and leads a brief discussion of what it means when one generation finds a resource and how future generations are affected by it.
1st generation students then come up and take as much popcorn as they want back to their seats. 2nd generation students then do the same, followed by 3rd and 4th generations.
If 1st generation users consume too much of the resource in their lifetime, very little will be left for the 2nd generation to use, and even less for the 3rd generation. Non-renewable resources are finite and will not be recreated on a human time span. We only have a limited number of resources to use, so we must use them with future generations in mind.

16. Follow-Up Questions
Categorize the following as renewable, non-renewable or perpetual resources:
A field of corn
Oil in the Arctic tundra
Coal in the Appalachian mountains
Sunshine
Trees in a forest
Tuna in the ocean
Sand on a beach
A breeze over the Texas plains
Water in a river
Which resources would continue to be available no matter how much people used them?
Under what circumstances would a renewable resource not be renewable?
Have we defined perpetual resources? I don’t even know how to classify Sand on a beach – if you’re a glassmaker it’s a nonrenewable source, isn’t it?

17. Closing Activity
What could be some effects of population growth, natural disasters, disease, and advanced technology systems on resource availability?
What are some advantages and disadvantages of using renewable resources in place of non-renewable resources?
Write your answers in complete sentences. Turn in on your way out.
Provide examples here (and explanations in the case that the examples might be subjective) of answers to each question