Use of Natural Resources

How Its
Made:
Pencils

PLUS...all the iron,

plastics, and other
materials in the
machinery that makes the
pencils...

aluminum
(or brass)

wood from
trees
rubber or
petroleum
products

graphite which
has to be
mined
paint - artificial/natural
pigments, minerals,
plastics (petroleum)

Some other examples...

Your jeans:
- Mostly cotton, with some petroleumbased materials to prevent shrinking or
add stretchiness
- The zipper and buttons are made of
copper and zinc.
- The dye in the fabric (which can come
from petroleum or minerals)

Your cell phone

- glass for the screen (made of
aluminum oxide and silicon
dioxide)
- indium tin oxide (so you can
touch the screen)
- aluminum is common in cases
- lithium, cobalt, and graphite are
common in batteries
- gold, silver, copper are used in
wiring
- platinum and tungsten are used
in circuits

http://www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/pse
s/ieee_scv_pses_sep10.pdf

The Big Idea = Earths resources are finite.

Humans depend on Earths land,
oceans, atmosphere, and biosphere for
many different resources. Mineral,
fresh water, and biosphere resources
are limited, and many are not
renewable, or replaceable over human
lifetimes. These resources are not
distributed evenly around the planet as
a result of past (and current) geological
processes.

Where is the worlds oil? (1 of 2)

Where is the worlds oil? (2

of 2)

Where is the
worlds fresh
water? (1 of 2)

Where is the worlds fresh water? (2 of 2)

The Middle
East?

Oil Resources
Land Area

Water Resources

Article
Read the article independently and complete the
graphic organizers on the next page.

Issues in Michigan

As a group, jigsaw
the articles in your
folder and complete
the page about the
Waukesha Water
Diversion issue in
your packet.