Unit 9 - Geography of Resources Flashcards
Fossil fuel is an energy source that was formed from the residue of _____ buried millions of years ago.
plants and animals
The three forms/types of fossil fuel:
Coal
Petroleum
Natural Gas
A fossil fuel that formed in tropical locations, in lush, swampy areas that are full of plants.
Coal
Coal formed in _____ locations, in lush, swampy areas that are full of plants.
tropical
The slow movement of Earth’s drifting continents 250 million years ago caused the tropical swamps to relocate to the midlatitudes. As a result, today’s main coal reserves are in _____ countries rather than in the tropics.
mid-latitude
_____ produces nearly one-half of the world’s coal, other developing countries one-fourth, and developed countries (primarily the United States) the remaining one-fourth.
China
This fossil fuel formed millions of years ago from residue deposited on the seafloor. Some still lie beneath such seas as the Persian Gulf and the North Sea, but other reserves are located beneath underwater land millions of years ago.
Petroleum
Petroleum formed millions of years ago from residue deposited on the _____. Some still lie beneath such seas as the Persian Gulf and the North Sea, but other reserves are located beneath underwater land millions of years ago.
seafloor
_____ and _____ together supply one-fourth of the world’s petroleum, other developing countries (primarily in Southwest and Central Asia) one-half and developed countries (mainly the United States) the remaining one fourth.
Russia and Saudi Arabia
This fossil fuel formed millions of years ago from sediment deposited on the seafloor.
Natural Gas
Like petroleum, natural gas formed millions of years ago from _____ deposited on the seafloor.
sediment
One-third of natural gas production is supplied by ____ and _____, one-third by other developing regions, and one-third by developed countries (primarily the United States) (Rubenstein, 2017).
Russia and Southwest Asia
The number of resources remaining in discovered deposits.
Proven Reserves
The amount of a resource in deposits is not yet identified but thought to exist.
Potential Reserves
Earth’s energy resources are divided into two categories namely:
- Nonrenewable Energy Resources
- Renewable Energy Resources
This are resources that form so slowly that for practical purposes, they cannot be renewed.
Nonrenewable Energy Resources
Example of Nonrenewable Energy Resources
Fossil Fuels: Coal, Petroleum, and Natural Gas
This are resources that have a nearly unlimited supply and are not depleted when used by people.
Renewable Energy Resources
Sources of Renewable Energy Resources
o Hydroelectric Power
o Wind Power
o Solar Energy
Generating electricity from the movement of water is called?
Hydroelectric Power
The benefits of wind-generated power seem irresistible. Construction of a wind turbine modifies the environment less severely than does the construction of a dam. And wind power has more tremendous potential for increased use because only a small portion of the resource has been harnessed.
Wind Power
The ultimate renewable resource for sustainable development.
Solar Energy
The concentration of waste is added to the air, water, or land at a greater level than occurs in average air, water, or land.
Pollution
The three types of pollution.
Air Pollution
Water Pollution
Sanitary Landfill
Refers to the concentration of trace substances at a greater level than occurs in average air. These concentrations of trace gases in the air can damage property and adversely affect the health of people, other animals, and plants.
Air Pollution
Most air pollution is generated from?
factories, power plants, and motor vehicles
Factories and power plants produce sulfur dioxides and solid particulates, primarily from burning _____.
coal
Burning _____ in motor vehicles produces carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, and nitrogen oxides.
petroleum
Originates from a specific point, such as a pipe from a wastewater treatment plant.
Water Pollution
It is a place to deposit solid waste, where a layer of earth is bulldozed over garbage each day to reduce emissions of gases and odors from the decaying trash, minimize fires, and discourage vermin.
Sanitary Landfill
These two are increasingly used in industry to promote a more sustainable production process.
Recycling and Remanufacturing
_____ is the separation, collection, processing, marketing, and reuse of unwanted material.
Recycling
______ means the rebuilding of a product to specifications of the original manufactured product using a combination of reused, repaired, and new parts.
Remanufacturing
Remanufacturing contributes to a more _____ environment.
sustainable
The principal challenge of remanufacturing is to increase its economic sustainability by using:
Paper
Plastic
Aluminum
Glass
Most types of _____ can be recycled.
+ _____ have been recycled profitably for decades, and recycling of other papers, especially _____ paper, is growing.
paper
Newspapers
computer
The key to recycling is _____.
collecting
Rapid increases in virgin paper pulp prices have stimulated the construction of more plants capable of using _____.
wastepaper
The plastics industry has developed a system of _____ marked inside triangles.
numbers
These symbol numbers are considered to be safest for recycling:
o Symbol 2 (milk jugs)
o Symbol 4 (shopping bags)
o Symbol 5 (such as yogurt containers)
These symbol numbers may contain carcinogens:
o Symbol 3 (such as food wrap)
o Symbol 6 (Styrofoam)
o Symbol 7 (such as iPad cases) may contain carcinogens
This symbol number can allow bacteria to accumulate:
o Symbol 1 (soda and water bottles)
The principal source of recycled aluminum is _____.
beverage containers
Aluminum cans began to replace glass bottles for:
o Beers – during the ______
o Soft drinks – during the _____
1950s
1960s
_____ is readily accepted for recycling, although other metals are rarely accepted.
Aluminum scrap
_____ can be used repeatedly with no loss in quality.
Glass
Glass is ___ percent recyclable.
100
The process of creating new glass from old is exceptionally _____, producing virtually no waste or unwanted by-products.
efficient
Unbroken glass are?
valuable
Mixed-color glass are?
nearly worthless
Broken glass are?
hard to sort
Pollution in the air, water, and soil was responsible for ____% deaths in the Philippines.
16.4%
_______ is an energy source that was formed from the residue of animals and plants buried millions of years ago.
Fossil fuel
