Resource management

Question 1

What 4 categories for natural resources?

Answer 1

• Biotic
• Abiotic
• Non-renewable
• Renewable

Question 2

What are biotic resources?

Answer 2

Living natural resources (animals, birds )

Question 3

What are abiotic resources?

Answer 3

Not living natural resources (Soil, sunlight)

Question 4

Give 3 examples of non-renewable resources?

Answer 4

• Coal
• Oil
• Uranium
• Natural gas

Question 5

In the 1960s where did Texaco find oil and what is this an example of?

Answer 5

Oriente region

Question 6

What happen in the case study of Texaco in the 1960s?

Answer 6

• 1000 open unlined pits filled with toxic sludge were left behind; 18 billion gallons of toxic water dumped into rivers, reducing water quality
• Local tribes rely on rivers for drinking, cooking, bathing and fishing
• Drinking polluted river water leads to increased reports of miscarriages and birth defects

Question 7

How many species of trees and bushes are in the Cameroon rain forest?

Answer 7

600+

Question 8

How big id the rain forest in Cameroon?

Answer 8

70 000 heaters

Question 9

What is the average daily consumption of a person in North America in Kg?

Answer 9

90

Question 10

What is the average daily consumption of a person in Africa in Kg?

Answer 10

10