20.1 Global Demand for Resources
Unit 3 Lesson 8: Global Demand for Resources
Main Idea
Worldwide economic challenges include overpopulation, food shortages, resource depletion, and environmental pollution.
Lesson Objectives
By the end of this lesson, students should be able to:
Worldwide economic challenges include overpopulation, food shortages, resource depletion, and environmental pollution.
Lesson Objectives
By the end of this lesson, students should be able to:
- Describe Malthus's view on population growth.
- Describe the importance of conserving nonrenewable resources.
- List ways that people are using renewable energy resources to conserve scarce resources.
- Identify other resources endangered by population growth.
Reading Assignment
Read pages 545 - 550 in Economics: Principles & Practices. Complete the Guided Reading Activity (print it) as you read. Turn it in after you have completed it.