Land Resources

Earth: Apple of My Eye

We used an apple to represent our planet

Habitable = Livable
Arable = Where we can grow food

3/4 covered in water

1/4 Land

1/8 Uninhabitable and Non-Arable Land

1/8 Habitable

3/32 Habitable, but Non-Arable Land

1/32 Arable

1/32 Peel Topsoil

Energy Resources

Our last unit will be on resources and energy.

Here is a run down of where the USA gets its energy

Energy

40% Petroleum (oil)

24% Coal

23% Natural Gas

8.4% Nuclear

7.3% renewable sources
Electricity and Transportation is are the biggest uses of energy in the US

Electricity
50% Coal
20% Nuclear
7% Hydroelectric
4% Natural Gas
1.3% Biomass
0.7% Wind
0.1% Solar

Rock Cycle

Use this website to complete the worksheet
Rock Cycle

Current Event: April 11, 2011

Here are the current event articles for this week.  Your Summary and response is due on Thursday.

Greener Diet
Scientists Plan to Drill to the Mantel
Pepsi Eco-friendly Bottle