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Resources, Trade & the Environment
World GeographyMr. Paul Farmer
World Resources• Our Planet Earth provides the elements
necessary to sustain life. Resources are unequally distributed
• Resource management & conservation
World Trade• Natural Resources are distributed unequally so we
must trade among other countries.• Free Trade
• (WTO) The World Trade Organization promotes free trade internationally.
• (NAFTA) The North American Free Trade Agreement has removed trade barriers among the U. S., Canada,& Mexico
• (EU)European Union provides free trade, common currency within the European states.
• Barriers to Trade• Tariffs on imported goods or set limits on how much can be
imported. • Embargo bans trade with another country for political or economic
reasons
• GLOBALIZATION connects the world at the economic, political and cultural scale.
World based on HDI and GDP
Factors that make the world’s countries more Interdependent(Globalized)
▫Technology▫Transportation▫Communications▫Freedom of Trade▫Need to Manage Resources▫Global Awareness of Environmental
Concerns
World Environmental Concerns•Global Concerns:
▫Global Warming▫Pollution:
Water includes oil spills from tankers, chemical & industrial waste from factories, fertilizers & chemicals used by farmers, animal wastes, & untreated sewage.
Air burning of fossil fuels by vehicles and industries are causes.
Land results from unsanitary dumpsites, radioactive waste, & chemical waste.