Natural Resources

Question 1

Examples of natural resources

Answer 1

-Plants
-Animals
-Metals
-Water

Question 1

What are natural resources?

Answer 1

Materials which occur in nature & have economic value.

Question 2

Non-renewable resource

Answer 2

A resource which takes more than a human lifetime to regenerate.

Question 3

What are some resources in Manitoba?

Answer 3

Corn, potatoes, nickel, canola, hydroelectricity

Question 4

Renewable resource

Answer 4

A resource which can regenerate within a human lifetime.

Question 5

Resource distribution

Answer 5

The spatial arrangement of resources on Earth

Question 6

What are the causes of uneven resource distribution?

Answer 6

Differing precipitation levels, sun exposure, topography, & geology.

Question 7

North American Free Trade Agreement

Answer 7

-An agreement signed by Mexico, US, & Canada in 1992, took effect in 1994
-Reduces tariffs
-Goal was to facilitate trade & economic cooperation

Question 8

Tariff

Answer 8

Fee imposed on imported goods

Question 9

Consequences of uneven resource distribution

Answer 9

Conflict, Migration, Uneven wealth & quality of life

Question 10

What is the wealth of a place determined by?

Answer 10

The quality & quantity of goods available there

Question 11

Environmental stewardship

Answer 11

The responsible use & protection of the environment

Question 12

Conservation approach

Answer 12

Use resources wisely to continue using them for a long time

Question 13

Frontier Approach

Answer 13

The natural world exists for human use

Question 14

Preservation approach

Answer 14

Resource should be preseved, protected, & set aside

Question 15

Conflict Mineral

Answer 15

A mineral which is mined from a place in which conflict affects the mining & trade of the mineral.

Question 16

Fossil Fuel

Answer 16

Fuel formed from decaying organic material

Question 17

Hydro Electricity

Answer 17

Electricity generated from moving water

Question 18

Industrial mineral

Answer 18

Minerals which have economic value

Question 19

Metallic Mineral

Answer 19

Minerals composed of at least one metal in their raw form

Question 20

Nuclear energy

Answer 20

Energy generated by nuclear reactions

Question 21

Open-Pit Mine

Answer 21

A large, open pit from which ore is extracted

Question 22

Ore Body

Answer 22

A mass of rock containing ore.

Question 23

Strip Mine

Answer 23

A mine which is worked from the surface through the removal of overburden.

Question 24

Coniferous

Answer 24

Trees which have cones & needles, & the needles do not fall off.

Question 25

Deciduous

Answer 25

Trees whose leaves fall off yearly.

Question 26

Igneous Rock

Answer 26

Rock formed from the solidification of molten rock.

Question 27

Impacts of resource extraction:

Answer 27

Soil degradation, deforestation, water pollution, air pollution

Question 28

Methods of resource extraction:

Answer 28

Open pit mine, underground mine, strip mine

Question 29

Why are diverse perspectives important in geography?

Answer 29

They allow us to understand an area, & to decide how to improve it

Question 30

What is the Trans Mountain Expansion Project

Answer 30

-A pipeline which has been operated since 1953
-1,150 km long, stretching from Edmonton to Burnaby
-The project involves twinning the pipeline

Question 31

Why is the SSN First Nation opposing the pipeline’s route change to Pipsell?

Answer 31

It will affect their traditional land

Question 31

What are some challenges which the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project is facing?

Answer 31

-84 oil spills in 70 years
-Costs for pipeline have increased to $31 billion

Question 32

Benefits of green roofs

Answer 32

Cools buildings, reduces water going into drain, more space.

Question 33

What did Tiffanie Suwana found?

Answer 33

Friends of Nature

Question 33

Why is environmental stewardship important?

Answer 33

It will allow us to use our natural resources in a way that would cause the least harm to the earth