G3-5 Chapter 8 Assignment.notebook

Grade 7 GeographyUnit 3:Natural Resources Around the World:Use and SustainabilityNov 13­6:54 PMUse of Natural ResourcesWhat natural resources are we using right now?••••••••Nov 13­6:54 PM1

Use of Natural ResourcesQ: What can we determine about the physicalenvironment from this photo?Nov 13­6:54 PMUse of Natural ResourcesA: Thickly growing trees in the center with somepalm­like trees interspersed throughout, smallstream running through, good evidence tosuggest subtropical climate.Nov 13­6:54 PM2

Use of Natural ResourcesQ: What do you think farming is like in this area?Nov 13­6:54 PMUse of Natural ResourcesA: Signs of commercial agriculture, base on evidenceof densely planted crops ­ straight rows suggestthe use of machinery, no sign of irrigation, possiblya plantation for some commercially produced crops.Nov 13­6:54 PM3

Use of Natural ResourcesQ: What does the human built environment looklike?Nov 13­6:54 PMUse of Natural ResourcesA: Houses are brick or concrete multi­story buildingtightly spaced with no lawns or gardens,construction still taking place on top of somebuildings, suggesting this is a newneighborhood, blue/grey water tanks on someroofs, which may indicate unreliable watersupply, streets are paved, but only one car inpicture, suggesting car ownership is rare.Nov 13­6:54 PM4

Use of Natural ResourcesQ: How might this land have been used in thepast?Nov 13­6:54 PMUse of Natural ResourcesA: Evidence of forest, so perhaps for lumber orbuilding materials.Nov 13­6:54 PM5

Use of Natural ResourcesTogether, we will read the following information on theuse of natural resources.*Read only first two pages at this point.Nov 13­6:54 PMUse of Natural ResourcesIn the reading it mentioned increasing housing size.Canadians have an average of 80 m 2 of living spaceper person. This is calculated by taking the averagehouse size (around 200 m 2 ) and dividing it by theaverage number of people (2.5).What might the average amount of space eachperson has in a home tell us about their livingconditions?Amount of space is a product of wealth of the peoplein the area, their expectations about materialpossessions, their access to building materials andthe amount of land available to build homes.Nov 13­6:54 PM6

Use of Natural ResourcesPlease take a copy of "Comparing Resource Use"and "Natural Resources Around the World.Nov 13­6:54 PMUse of Natural ResourcesYou can use the reading material to complete thebottom 4 rows of the worksheet. To complete the top,copy the information from below.GermanyBrazilSouth AfricaPakistanVietnam$38 400 US$11 900 US$11 100 US$ 2 800 US$ 3 400 USWhen you are done, on the back of your sheet, indot­jots, answer the following: "What factorsinfluence our needs and wants?"Nov 13­6:54 PM7

AttachmentsG3­5 Use of Natural Resources Reading.pdfG3­5 Comparing Resource Use.pdf