Week 4, 9/19-9/25:
 


Reading Assignment:  Chapter 3
Earth Resources Through History



 

Unit (Chapter) Plan:
Contents 
(unit topics)
Activities 
(things you must do)
Abilities Acquired 
(what you learned)

Back to Course Contents || Back to Course Plan (weekly schedule)



 

Visit this web site: CNN to check for current news on the World Resources

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Contents (topics):
Introduction

Resources of Antiquity
From Rome to Renaissance Global Exploration and Colonialism
Global Exploration and Colonialism
Humans and Metals:The California Gold Rush
Modern Trends in Resource Usage
Global Distribution and International Flow of Resources
 

Study Aid: Click here for a list of bullet points to help you learn the topics of this chapter.
 

Back to Unit Plan

 
Activities (things you must do):
Read Chapter three of your textbook
Review
For a more simplistic model visit this site <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/tectonics>
Enhance you understanding of Fuild Inclusions, visit this site: <http://www.fittulsa.com>
Click here <http://www.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForum/ASF6/658.html> read about placer deposits in Alaska
 
Back to Unit Plan
 
Abilities Acquired (what you learned):

By the end of this chapter you should be able to:
1.- Briefly describe the origins of OPEC
2.- Discuss OPEC and the control of world oil prices
3.- Briefly describe the  DeBeers syndicate  and the control of the diamond market: Who formed the DeBeers organization?
4.- Summirize the Industrial Revolution
5.- Explain the origins of the steel industry
6.- Discuss colonialism and the search for resources
7.- Summirize the role of cartels in world mineral resources
8.- Describe the changing nature of man's use of metals
9.-  Explain the growing American dependence on foreign mineral resources
10.- Identify the earliest metals used, and why where thet used?
11.- Explain the Treaty of Tordesilla, and what lasting impact has it left on the Americas?
12.- Explain how the Industrial Revolution changed the nature of mineral resource usage
13.- Explain why OPEC was formed: How successful has OPEC been in influencing world oil prices?
14.- Identify CIPEC: What mineral commodity does CIPEC seek to control
15.- List the first two metals that are believed to have been used by humankind
 
Back to Unit Plan