I. Resources and Environmental Change

Mr. Boothby Name______

World Geography

Lecture Ch 9

Please be sure that you use complete sentences when answering all lecture questions. Read pages 86-97 before you begin to fill out these questions!

I. Resources and Environmental Change:

1. The world’s almost ______people draw from a ______pool of Earth’s ______resources for ______. Those ______are ______!

2. What are two main categories of Earth’s resources? Explain each!

3. What are a few ways that humans have modified soil to make better crops?

4. What is “soil salinization” and “desertification” and why are they a problem?

5. How can geographers study areas with soil salinization and prevent desertification?

6. What is “deforestation” according to the text and how has it impacted global warming (Think about this one)?

II. Water and Air:

7. With the rapidly ______world ______, maintaining water ______and ______are serious ______in many ______of the ______.

8. What are desalinization plants used for according to the text? What percentage of the Earth’s population lives with poor water (This is on pg 34)?

9. What are some things from the readings on pages 90 and 91 that we can do to help our planet?

10. Where does the term “smog” come from and what is “photochemical smog” according to the text?

11. What is the “ozone” and who really gives a rip about it? (Explain why we should care for it in 4-5 complete sentences)?

III. Energy Resources:

12. Coal, ______, and Natural ______are known as fossil ______.

13. Why are they called “fossil fuels”.

14. What are five “petrochemicals” that we use and are made from petroleum (oil)?

15. Explain what “nuclear energy” and “geothermal energy” are and the pros and cons to each. (Explain these in at least 5-10 complete sentences).

16. How have some countries like China attempted to control their population growth? Do you agree with these types of tactics at lowering global population? How does this relate to the mice study done at WSU by Dr. J Crane?