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‡ Any form of energy which can be
used by humans.
‡ Those things that people come in
contact with that may be used to
perform any useful function.
‡ Objects, materials, creatures, or
energy found in nature that can be
put to use by humans.
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‡ A. Things that affect our
definition of usefulness.
±1. Religion- Hindu- cattle
±2. Custom- Dogs as food source.
±3. Technology and Science
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‡ A. Land area
±1. U.S. 3,675,545 square miles
or 2.26 billion acres
±2. Surface ranges from 282 feet
below sea level in Death Valley
to 20,320 feet above sea level on
Mt. McKinley
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±3. Topsoil- uppermost layer of soil from
which we get almost all of our food and
natural fibers.
±4. Today, almost 1/3 of our land area is
not suited for farming; 8% covered by
cities, factories, homes and highways;
60% is suited for food and fiber
production of that only 17% can be
used to grow crops.
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‡ B. Erosion
±1. Since colonial times we have
lost 1/3 of our topsoil to
erosion.
±2. Only 1/4 of our cropland is
undamaged by erosion.
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‡ B. Erosion
±1. Since colonial times we have
lost 1/3 of our topsoil to
erosion.
±2. Only 1/4 of our cropland is
undamaged by erosion.
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‡ C. Urban expansion
±1. Land is converted to business or
home usage.
±2. Compaction results from concrete or
other paving materials.
±3. We must establish priorities for land
use to balance food an d fiber
production and industrial uses of our
land.
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‡ A. Useable Water
±1. Earth is 70% water, how much
is useable?
±2. As a power source water was
used to carry logs, float boats,
turn water wheels
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±3. Everyday we use 300 billion
gallons of water
‡ a. 60 billion depleted
‡ b. 240 billion return to the
hydrologic cycle
‡ c. Much is damaged by heat
and pollutants
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‡ B. Controlling excess runoff
±1. 37 states have average
annual runoff of more than 10
inches
‡ 2. Much of the rain that falls,
runs directly into the sea
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‡ C. Major water problems
±1. Control
±2. Quality
±3. Distribution
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‡ A. Non-domesticated animals,
either game or nongame.
±1. Considered renewal - only
true while the species is alive
and reproducing.
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‡A. Since colonial times, 48
vertebrate species have
become extinct in our
nation.
‡B. 130 regarded rare and
endangered by 1970
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‡ 2. Assets
±A. pleasure derived from wildlife
±B. meat
±C. insect destroying ability, valued at
over one billion dollars per year.
±D. hunting and fishing brings in more
than one billion dollars each year.
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‡ 3. Wildlife conservation programs
±A. programs directed especially for
hunters and fishermen.
±B. satisfying the demands of the
non-hunting and non-fishing public
through the use of parks and game
preserves.
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‡ A. Acres of forest land
±1. In 1607 half our land was
forested, over 1 billion acres.
‡ Almost 70% is still forest
±1/3 of today¶s forest land is
noncommercial
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‡ B. Production
±1. Since colonial times U.S.
forests have produced about
2,700 billion board feet of
timber.
±2. Each year our forests grow
more wood than we harvest.
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‡ C. Mature Forests
±1. Canopy is dominated by
mature, slow-growing trees
‡ a. produces very little wood
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‡ A. Energy Sources
±1. Most energy comes directly
or indirectly from the sun
±2. Wind- used to move our
goods and pull water form the
earth.
‡ A. Windmills
‡ Sailing Ships
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‡ 3.Coal
±A. Most widely distributed
storehouse of the sun¶s energy.
±B. First discovered in America in
1673 in Illinois.
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±C. 35 billion tons have been
produced in the US since mining
began.
±D. Estimate reserves of 2.5
trillion ton of US coal, but is a
one time resource.
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‡ 4. Oil
±A. In late 1950¶s projected that
oil reserves would last 14 years.
±B. Today we use more oil but
have greater store of known oil-
is a one time resource.
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‡ 5. Natural Gas
±A. Clean, efficient
±B. Proven reserves 260 trillion
cubic feet.
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‡ B. Minerals
±1. Most widely used are the
metals
‡ a. Fe, Cu, Al, Mg, Pb, Zn, Sn,
(Iron, Copper, Aluminum,
Magnesium, Lead, and Tin)
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‡ C. Recreational Resources
±1. Forests, lakes, beaches,
mountains, parks, game animals
and fish