Introduction to Geography By Arthur Getis Judith Getis Jerome D. Fellmann

Chapter 11 The Geography of Natural Resources

Overview §Resource Terminology §Energy Resources and Industrialization §Nonrenewable Energy Resources §Renewable Energy Resources §Nonfuel Mineral Resources §Food Resources §Land Resources §Resource Management

Resource Terminology §Renewable Resources §Nonrenewable Resources §Resource Reserves

Energy Resources and Industrialization

Nonrenewable Energy Resources §Crude Oil §Coal §Natural Gas §Synthetic Fuels l Coal Conversion l Oil Shale l Tar Sands

Nonrenewable Energy Resources (cont.) §Nuclear Energy l Nuclear Fission l Nuclear Fusion

Renewable Energy Resources §Biomass l Wood l Waste §Hydroelectric Power §Solar Power §Other Renewable Energy Resources l Geothermal Energy l Wind Power

Nonfuel Mineral Resources §The Distribution of Resources §Copper: A Case Study

Food Resources §Expansion of Cultivated Areas §Increasing Yields §Increasing Fish Consumption

Land Resources §Coastal Wetlands §Forest Resources l U.S. National Forests l Tropical Forests

Resource Management §Conservation §Reuse of Materials §Substitution