1. Resources indicator: 8.4

2. What are resources Physical material that is part of the Earth
Basic resources: land, water, air
Any natural resource becomes valuable when humans value it
Is a cultural concept that changes at any given time or location

3. renewable
Natural resources such as trees, water, sun and wind that can be replenished at about the same rate at which they are used.

4. nonrenewable
Non renewable resources can be extracted and only used once

5. flow
Flow resources must be used when and where they occur and are neither renewable or nonrenewable

6. Distribution of resources
The natural distribution of resources influences how countries relate to one another.
Resources are not distributed evenly and scarcity has led to trade.
Trade makes countries interdependent on one another.

7. Settlement around resources
Increased settlement
Organization of farming activities around settlements in Southeast Asia
Spatial arrangement of villages, town and cities in the North American corn belt

8. Cultural use of resources
Salt and spices for food preservation
Salting or curing draws moisture from the meat
Sugar is used to preserve fruits
Lye makes food too alkaline for bacterial growth
Read A Bloody History in SCOPE (Sept 2013)

9. Cultural use of resources
We have taken food preservation even further by adding preservatives, artificial flavors, and by-product.

10. Cultural use of resources
Petroleum was a nuisance (it just sat on top of the ground) before invention of the internal combustion engine and for many years was considered a useless byproduct of the refining of crude oil to make kerosene.

11. Technology changes use of resources
Changing technology has led to globalization that had seen China become the largest consumer of coal and cars
Economic growth creates more wealth, more people want cars, more fuel is needed.

12. Technology changes use of resources
India’s growing car culture due to economic growth
Brazil’s growing consumer culture pg. 4 of the Upfront (Oct. 28, 2013)
Industrialization changes demand for resources
How will genetically engineered crops affect resources?

13. location of resources - OIL

14. location of resources - timber

15. location of resources - rubber

16. location of resources - wheat

17. North American corn belt
How are towns arranged in this area of the U.S.?

18. Settlement around resources
Decreased settlement as resources are depleted
Shrinking of the Aral Sea
Expanding of the Sahel Desert
Oil boomtowns in Russia or Alaska

19. Conserving resources Reduce, reuse, recycle Food distribution centers
Collection centers
Computers & laptops
Cell phones