Unit 1

Question 1

gypsum

Answer 1

• nonmetal
  -producers: america, chian, iran
• one ton= $9
• enviromental impacts
  -drywall

Question 2

potash

Answer 2

-nonmental
- evarporated sea beds
- canada, russia
- fertilizer

Question 3

diamond

Answer 3

– ruusia, botswana, canada
-jewlery, glass cutting, blade cutting
- 6.4 billion to 1 trillion
- blood diamonds, enviromental

Question 4

silver

Answer 4

-canada, mexico, china, peru
- 25.76 per ounce
- job opportunities, high pay, economic growth
- mercury emission, health damage, physical disruption
- jewelry, batteries electronics

Question 5

ethanol

Answer 5

petrol additive
- burns cleaner
- fermentation of corn
- jobs in farming
- train transportation

Question 6

solar power

Answer 6

-harness the suns energy
- sustanibility
- toxic chemicals in solar panels
-not climate proof
-increase value of home

Question 7

hydroelectric energy

Answer 7

• using water to create energy
• lowe cost and release of emissions
• displaces people. limited resiverors
• ecosystem damaged around dams

Question 8

geothermal energy

Answer 8

-US, Indonesia, Philippines
- locations specfic
-sulfur smell
- bad for enviroment

Question 9

copper

Answer 9

• tetctonic plates
• 4 per pound
  -chile, peru, china
  -enviroment effects, health effects

Question 10

wool

Answer 10

-Australian, China, US
-quality of wool can change
- 1% textile market
- Peta, animal abuse, work fast
- less energy

Question 11

silk

Answer 11

• china, India, uzbekistan
• 3.03 billion production
  -chemical use, animal abuse
• price fluctuations

Question 12

chicken

Answer 12

-US, China, Brazil
-air quality, animal cruelty

Question 13

fishing

Answer 13

-255 billion in sales
- overfishing, aquaculture

Question 14

pork

Answer 14

• wild boar
• crayons, leather, matches
• pollutions
• china, European UNion

Question 15

Beef

Answer 15

• America, Brazil, China
  -167 billion
  -Greenhouse gas emissions
  -Land useage
  -Animal wlefare

Question 16

wheat

Answer 16

-China, India, Russia
- carbon foootprint, ecological disruption

Question 17

quinoa

Answer 17

• peru, bolivia, ecuador
• 822 million
• bad for soil
• living standards up

Question 18

Rice

Answer 18

• China, India, Indonisia
• climate, economic insercurity

Question 19

oil

Answer 19

• USA, Saudi Arabia, Russoa
• 2.1 Trillion
• enviromental

Question 20

Natural gas

Answer 20

russia, iran, quater
- pollution