Resources and oil

A resource is defined as any aspect of the environment that can be used to meet human needs. Geographers classify reources as being either renewable or non-renewable.

Non-renewable resources - took millions of years to forms and the amount available is strictly limited. Once consumed, they cannot be directly replaced within a known human time-scale.
Renewable resources - naturally replenishable as they will always exist and occur independently of any human presence or use.

You need to know and understand:

• How resources can be classified
• The lifecycle of a resource.

Oil - a case study of a non-renewable resource
You need to know and understand:

• Details about the exploitation and management of oil;
• The environmental impact of resource exploitation.

Homework activity
Carry out some research into a recent (within the last 5 years) oil spill. Including:
~ Where it happened
~ The environmental impacts
~ Clean up
You could find this by simply typing 'oil spill' into BBC News search.
Due in: Mon 29 Sept (this should take you between 30 minutes and 1 hour)

Finish your mindmap from the lesson if necessary!!