Natural Resources
In this unit of study, we will examine different types of Earth's natural material and energy resources and how they are classified as renewable and nonrenewable. We will also study our dependence upon these resources for life, food, and the goods we produce to increase our quality of life. How we consume, conserve, and handle the wastes these resources generate will also be studied.
Consumption of Natural Resources
What will happen to the total world carbon emissions if the human population continues to grow? What is carbon? What is a carbon emission? How does carbon dioxide (CO2) effect the global climate? These are the questions you need to answer to answer the big question. As we consume natural resources, how does this effect the total world carbon emissions?
What natural resources do we consume?
What happens to them once we are done with the resource?
Are these resources renewable or nonrenewable?
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COPPER
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ALUMINUM
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GLASS
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PAPER
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PLASTIC
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HOW MATERIALS ARE SORTED AND RECYCLED TO RENEW OUR NATURAL RESOURCES
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What will happen to the total world carbon emissions if the human population continues to grow? As you can imagine, if there are more people on the planet, they will require more natural resources and will produce more carbon in the environment. There are ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle those things that lessen our impact on our carbon emissions, but you probably see by now that everything that deals with carbon emissions is a trade-off of what is better instead of what is all good or all bad.
Read here about the question How Big is Your Carbon Footprint? Start with a simple Carbon Footprint Calculator here. Want to do more as a family? Click here for a more in-depth Carbon Footprint Calculator from the EPA or here with a Footprint Calculator from the World Wildlife Fund. Try out this Carbon Emission Calculator here.
What is the world population? What is the current population of the United States? Click here to investigate a U.S. and World Population Clock.
Read here about the question How Big is Your Carbon Footprint? Start with a simple Carbon Footprint Calculator here. Want to do more as a family? Click here for a more in-depth Carbon Footprint Calculator from the EPA or here with a Footprint Calculator from the World Wildlife Fund. Try out this Carbon Emission Calculator here.
What is the world population? What is the current population of the United States? Click here to investigate a U.S. and World Population Clock.