Download QUEST REVIEW SHEET UNIT 5 Resource Management

QUEST REVIEW SHEET
UNIT 5
Resource Management
The following is a list of the main topics and concepts we have covered in unit 5. This is simply a
guide to help you study for your quest and the final exam. Your textbook and class notes should
also be referenced when studying.
MAIN TOPICS:
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Identifying and Defining Natural Resources
Resources and the Canadian Economy
Resources and their values (economic, ecological, cultural)
Industries (primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary)
Forestry
Mining
Energy
Ecological Footprints
Waste Reduction and Recycling
Sustainability
Analyzing the benefits and drawbacks of how we use our resources
KEY TERMS: See all of your point-form notes and your Geo-Glossary in addition to these
terms.
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Natural Resource
Renewable Resource
Non-Renewable Resource
Flow Resource
Sustainable Resource System
Exports
Imports
Gross Domestic Product
Environmental values
Commercial Forests
Clear-cutting
Strip Logging
Shelterwood Logging
Selective Cutting
Stakeholder
Intact Forest
Old Growth Forest
Temperate Rainforest
Sustainable Development
Mining (open-pit, underground and strip)
Ore
Extract
Minerals
Non-metallic, metallic and fossil fuels
Multiplier Effect
Kimberlite pipes
Industrial diamonds
Conventional Energy
Non-conventional Energy
Alternative/Green Energy
Consumption
Oil sand mining
Ecological Footprint
Waste Reduction
Recycling
Upcycling
Ekati Diamond Mine
Overburden
Milling and smelting
Tailings
Indicator minerals
MEDIA AND CASE STUDIES:
Clayoquot Sound
Diamond Mining In Canada
Alberta’s Tar Sands and the NGP
debate
FUEL Film Analysis
Human Footprint Film Analysis
The Lorax
CALCULATIONS:
Employment by industry data
calculations
SKILLS:
Role-playing – analyzing issues from
different perspectives
Writing using different formats
(paragraphs, personal response, pointform notes, article summaries etc.)
Responding to quotations – taking a
stand on an issue
Analyzing patterns on print and digital
maps and making inferences
Comparing data (Ecological footprints)
Providing rationales and making
judgments to explain a pattern or
situation