Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Unit 6: Economic development and environmental risk - resource conservation

Resource conservation

Types of resources

Resources can be grouped into three main categories:
Renewable - Resources that can renew themselves without any human management (e.g. wind, sunlight)
Non-renewable - Resources that can't be remade/renewed, there is only a fixed amount available (e.g. coal)
Sustainable - Resources that can be managed so they renew themselves (e.g. wood) 
Source: http://www.gcsegeography.co.uk/people-and-the-planet/consuming-resources

Managing resources

Source: http://www.blogher.com/follow-3-rs-recycling-north-haven

Follow the link below for input on the 3 Rs:
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Source: http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/footprint_basics_overview/

Follow the link below to take the quiz:

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