Using Earth’s Resources

• What do we use resources for?

  Warmth, shelter, food and transport. Many of these resources are produced by argriculture.
• What do many power stations run on now?

  Biofuels such as woodchips.
• What can trees be used for?

  Timber and fuel
• What does agriculture help us to do?

  Helps us to use the Earths resources more efficiently
• How has chemistry replaced natural resources?

  By using synthetic alternatives for example rubber from tree sap to synthetic rubber made using crude oil
• What is a finite resource?

  Means that they cannot be replaced as quickly as they are being used e.g. fossil fuels
• What is a renewable resource?

  Means we can replace these resources as quickly as we are using them. These will never run out. e.g wood
• What does it mean to be sustainable?

  Meaning we can meet our needs without preventing future generations from meeting theirs.
• What do artificial fertilisers allow?

  Allow us to grow more food with the land available.
• What does phytomining and bioleaching help with?

  Help us to extract metals more efficiently.