Geography S1 Chapter 2

Question 1

what is a resource?

Answer 1

a material identified by people to be useful

Question 2

what can resources do?

Answer 2

1. fulfil people’s needs
2. enhance their well-being
3. enable tasks to be carried out (eg: food is a resource that fulfils our needs for survival)

Question 3

what are the 2 ways people identify resources?

Answer 3

culture & technology

Question 3

What is a natural resource?

Answer 3

Useful materials found on Earth

Question 4

how are natural resources produced?

Answer 4

by natural processes occurring in the physical environment

Question 4

what is culture?

Answer 4

refers to the way of life which a group of people shares

Question 4

what is an example of how a materials may or may not be seen as resource depending on culture?

Answer 4

Penan tribe: group of hunters and gatherers who live in the tropical rainforests of Borneo. Wood is a resource for them as they use it to build houses & as firewood. Singapore use bricks cement & steel bars to construct houses. We also use gas or electricity for cooking, which are what we consider resources.

Question 4

What is technology? (what can they do?)

Answer 4

technology can influence people’s ability to identify resources

Question 5

what is the availability of renewable resources?

Answer 5

(amount that exists) considered to be unlimited

Question 5

An example of how technology had changed what resources are?

Answer 5

In the past: Farming relied mainly on water buffaloes & simple tools
Now: Farming can be done with machinery
Therefore, water buffaloes are less likely to be seen as a valuable resource

Question 5

what happens to the availability of a natural resource when it is used by people?

Answer 5

its availability is reduced

Question 5

2 examples of natural resources?

Answer 5

water & solar energy

Question 6

how are natural resources classified?

Answer 6

renewable and non-renewable

Question 6

what are renewable natural resources?

Answer 6

materials that are replenished naturally more or less within the same time period when they are used

Question 7

what are examples of renewable natural resources?

Answer 7

water & solar energy

Question 7

how can the availability of a renewable resource increase again over some time?

Answer 7

natural processes continually occur to replenish the resource

Question 9

what are non-renewable resources?

Answer 9

materials which may or may not be replenished naturally

Question 9

how long does it take if the non-renewable resources are replenished?

Answer 9

the natural processes occur very slowly & takes such a long time that it is beyond the period usd

Question 10

what is an example of non-renewable resource?

Answer 10

crude oil. it takes millions of years to form, therefore, the rate of replenishment is too slow to increase its availablity in the near future. As people extract crude oil from the Earth, its availablity is reduced.

Question 11

what is the availability of natural non-renewable resources?

Answer 11

availability is limited