Resources and Regional Production
Match the cards using the notes about Renewable resource, Nonrenewable resource, Processing and Distribution.
About 15 minutes, plus any extended practice
Supplied materials
- Paper and pencil; drawing or spoken answers are welcome.
- Topic notes: Renewable resource: a resource that can replenish under suitable management and conditions. Nonrenewable resource: a resource not replenished on ordinary human timescales. Processing: changing inputs into another usable form. Distribution: moving products toward users or markets.
- Original exercise cards: A fictional forest produces new tree growth over time. / A fictional region extracts coal deposits. / A fictional mill turns timber into boards. / A fictional wholesaler ships boards to stores. / A fictional mine extracts copper ore. / A fictional facility refines a raw material. / A fictional carrier sends supplies to customers. / A fictional fish population can reproduce under suitable conditions.
Learn the idea
Resources, labor, infrastructure and markets influence production. A resource deposit alone does not guarantee a successful industry. Renewable resources can replenish under suitable conditions; nonrenewable resources form too slowly for ordinary human replacement. Processing and distribution add steps between extraction and use.
Renewable resource: a resource that can replenish under suitable management and conditions. Nonrenewable resource: a resource not replenished on ordinary human timescales. Processing: changing inputs into another usable form. Distribution: moving products toward users or markets.
Look for a resource that can replenish, one that cannot on ordinary human timescales, a changed material or products moved toward users. Read the notes and the word cards. You can write, draw or say your answer.
- Read the four notes. Find the words Renewable resource, Nonrenewable resource, Processing, Distribution.
- Look for a resource that can replenish, one that cannot on ordinary human timescales, a changed material or products moved toward users.
- Read the worked answer. Then try the other cards and explain which words helped you choose.
- Choose two different examples: one for Renewable resource and one for Nonrenewable resource. Explain how their clues differ.
See the method in action
Worked example: The card says: “A fictional forest produces new tree growth over time.” That matches Renewable resource. Renewable resource is a resource that can replenish under suitable management and conditions. Compare the note for Processing: Processing is changing inputs into another usable form. That is a different clue.
Check your reasoning
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Helpful tips
- Look for a resource that can replenish, one that cannot on ordinary human timescales, a changed material or products moved toward users.
- If you are unsure, ask an adult to read the card again. Match what this card says; do not add a new event or detail.
See the answer and explanation
Nonrenewable resource
The card says: “A fictional region extracts coal deposits.” That matches Nonrenewable resource. Nonrenewable resource is a resource not replenished on ordinary human timescales.
Take it further
New card: “A fictional fish population can reproduce under suitable conditions.” Match it with a note, then point to or say the words that helped. Check: The card says: “A fictional fish population can reproduce under suitable conditions.” That matches Renewable resource. Renewable resource is a resource that can replenish under suitable management and conditions.
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