Gr 8

RESOURCES
(Geography)
Self-paced
 PRE–TEST
WRITE YOUR
SCORES IN
YOUR
NOTEBOOK
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LEARNING INTENTION AND SUCCESS CRITERIA
 • THIS IS THE Ist TOPIC OF
YOUR GEOGRAPHY TEXTBOOK
• YOU WILL COMPLETE
LEARNING THIS TOPIC BY 5TH
MAY 2023.
• THERE ARE 6 TASKS NOTED
INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOU IN THIS TOPIC
AND • ALL TASKS MUST BE DONE IN
THE NOTEBOOK.
IMPORTANT • THE NOTEBOOKS WILL BE
POINTS TO TAKEN FOR EVALUATION ON 8TH
May 2023 AND ASSESSED ON A
KEEP IN MIND RUBRIC.
• THE MORE YOU RESEARCH ON
THE TOPIC, THE BETTER
UNDERSTANDING YOU WILL
HAVE OF IT.
• THE TOPIC WILL BE ASSESSED
DURING THE PEN AND PAPER
TEST IN MAY 2023.
ORDER IN THE NOTEBOOK:

1. RUBRICS

* MY SUCCESS CRITERIA

* PRE-TEST & POST – TEST SCORES

2. MIND MAP

3. LECTURE NOTES

4. TASKS 1 TO 6

5. WORKSHEET

6. Map Activity – Will be done in class

BEFORE WE BEGIN THE TASK1
LESSON, WATCH THE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96AHEwFEA84
VIDEO.

IN YOUR NOTEBOOK
WRITE A REFLECTION
ON WHAT YOU HAVE
SEEN, WHAT DID YOU
LIKE, AND HOW DO YOU
FEEL.
LET YOUR
REFLECTION BEGIN LIKE
THIS…
“THE VIDEO ON
RESOURCES SHOWED
ME………….

Your reflections in
the notebook will be
marked on the rubric given
in slide 8 (Task 1)
RUBRIC FOR
ASSESSING
YOUR
REFLECTION
CONCEPTS IN
MODULES
Read textbook pages 1 & 2
INTRODUCTION
RESOURCES
Read textbook pages 2 and 3
TYPES OF RESOURCES
TYPES OF RESOURCES

Resource can be
classified into 3 types-
1.Natural
2.Human Made
3.Human
What is a Natural Resource?

Natural resources are derived from

the environment. Many natural resources are essential for
human survival, while others are used for satisfying human
desire. Conservation is the management of natural resources
with the goal of sustainability. Natural resources may be
further classified in different ways.
 CLASSIFICATION OF NATURAL
RESOURCES

Natural Resources can be classified into

different groups depending on-
1. level of development and use
2. origin
3. availability
4. distribution
 On the basis of
development and use

1. Actual resources are those that have been surveyed,

their quantity and quality determined, and are being
used in present times.
2. Potential Resources are known to exist and may be
used in the future. For example, petroleum may exist
in many parts of India and Kuwait that have
sedimentary rocks, but until the time it is actually
drilled out and put into use, it remains a potential
resource.
 On the basis of origin

1. Abiotic resources comprise non-living things (e.g., land, water,

air and minerals such as gold, iron, copper, silver).

2. Biotic resources are obtained from the biosphere. Forests and

their products, animals, birds and their products, fish and
other marine organisms are important examples. Minerals such
as coal and petroleum are sometimes included in this category
because they were formed from fossilized organic matter,
though over long periods of time.
 On the basis of
availability
Non-renewable Resources are formed over very long
geological
1. periods. Minerals and fossils are included in this category. Since their
rate of formation is extremely slow, they cannot be replenished, once they are
depleted. Out of these, the metallic minerals can be re-used by recycling them,
but coal and petroleum cannot be recycled.
Renewable
2. resources, such as forests and fisheries, can be
replenished or reproduced relatively quickly. The highest rate at which a
resource can be used sustainably is the sustainable yield. Some resources, like
sunlight, air, and wind, are called perpetual resources because they are
available continuously, though at a limited rate. Their quantity is not affected
by human consumption. Many renewable resources can be depleted by human
use, but may also be replenished, thus maintaining a flow. Some of these, like
agricultural crops, take a short time for renewal; others, like water, take a
comparatively longer time, while still others, like forests, take even longer.
 On the basis of
distribution

1. Ubiquitous Resources are found everywhere (e.g.,

air, light, water)
2. Localized Resources are found only in certain parts of
the world (e.g., copper and iron ore, geothermal
power).
Task 2

Write the answer in your notebook

a) How does pollution affect our

natural resources?
Various problems related to the
usage of resources:

• Environmental degradation
• Over-consumption
• Resource curse
• Resource depletion
• Tragedy of the commons
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp3EP3JSnHA

Watch the video and write a few facts in your lecture notes.
• SOIL EROSION
• LAND SLIDE
• FLOOD DROUGHT
• AND AN UNBALANCED ECOSYSTEM
Task 3
Write the answer in your notebook

a) ‘All resources, whether

natural or human-
made, are not evenly
distributed on the
earth.? Do you agree?
Why/Why not?
Read textbook pages 3 and 4
Watch the video and write a few facts under ‘My lecture notes.’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJTq2lNUWmg
Write the answer in your notebook

TASK 4

• Critical thinking skills

a) Why are human beings considered
a special resource?
b) Are you a special resource?
Explain with the help of an
example.
Read textbook pages 5 & 6
CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U1rzhBF12M
FACTORS THAT HELP IN THE
DEVELOPMENT OF RESOURCES
•Human Resources.
•Technology.
•International Competition.
•Better working conditions for workers.
•Contribution from non-governmental
organizations
What is Sustainability?
 CONNECT EXTEND CHALLENGE
How are the ideas What new ideas did What challenges or
and information on you get that questions have
sustainability extended or come up in your
connected to what I broadened your mind from the ideas
already know? thinking in new and information

TASK 5
directions? presented/proposed
?

What comes to your mind when we

talk about Sustainability? Create two
or three ideas you propose to further
your thinking. List out challenges or
questions that come to your mind
based on the ideas you presented. Use
the template provided to answer.
 Write the answer in your notebook
TASK 6
Observe the logos of the
Sustainable Development
Goals of the UAE. Choose
No. 3 & No. 4 of the below
goals and write any three
measures to overcome
challenges in that goal. You
may present your answer in
the form of a pop-up book,
mind map or flow chart.
https://sdgsuae-
fcsa.opendata.arcgis.com/
 HOTS
WORKSHEET
• Stick the
worksheet
in your
notebook
GLOSSARY
 POST-TEST
Write your scores in your notebook

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• MAP
ACTIVITY
WILL BE
DONE IN
CLASS.