Geography SS 2 Curriculum Guides – Definition and Types of Environmental Resources | Importance of Environmental Resources

GEOGRAPHY

THEME – ENVIRONMENT AND ITS RESOURCES

TOPIC – ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES

CLASS – SS 2

LEARNING AREAS – Definition and Types of Environmental Resources | Importance of Environmental Resources

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL

1. Illustrative Diagrams and sketches

2. Documentaries

3. Maps

4. Video clips/tapes.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

1. define environmental resources.

2. discuss the different types of environmental resources.

3. give example of each type.

4. relate human resources quality to size, education, health,etc.

5. explain the importance of each type of environmental resources.

CONTENTS OF THE LESSON

FOCUS LESSONS 

MEANING OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES 

Environmental resource are valuable resources in the environment that are useful and valuable to man, plants and animals.

These resources include the subsoil resources (mineral and energy), soil resources, biological resources, water resources and land.

TYPES OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES 

1. Atmospheric resources (e.g. sun, wind, biomass, oxygen and other gases, rain, etc.)

2. Water resources (e.g. waterfalls, plants, fishes and other water animals, etc.)

3. Vegetation (e.g. timber, roots, leaves, barks, latex, fruits, fibres, etc.

4. Mineral resources (e.g. non-renewable and include metals such as iron, copper, and aluminum) and non-metals such as salt, gypsum, clay, sand, phosphates).

5. Land resources (e.g. the underground water, the various minerals like coal, bauxite, gold and other raw materials.)

6. Human resources

ATMOSPHERIC RESOURCES

The atmosphere resources are made of gases ( such as sun, wind, biomass, oxygen and other gases, rain, etc.) that are essential for photosynthesis and other life activities.

WATER RESOURCES 

Water resources include waterfalls, plants, fishes and other water animals, etc. that are valuable to man such as providing seafood, safe drinking water, irrigation, etc.

VEGETATION RESOURCES 

Vegetation resources are key components of an ecosystem that regulate various biogeochemical cycles such as water, carbon and nitrogen. It also forms the base of all food chains and soil production.

MINERAL RESOURCES 

Mineral resources are economic resources that are used for production. For examples – iron, copper,, aluminum, etc.

LAND RESOURCES

Land resources including the physical (socioeconomic resources such as infrastructure) and natural resources such as vegetation water, air, minerals, etc.

HUMAN RESOURCES 

Human resources are both physical and mental resources used managing every other resources.

IMPORTANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES 

1. It is the storehouse of all resources that are necessary to sustain life.

2. It provides us food, water, oxygen, shelter, medicines, and other necessities.

LESSON PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

The teacher,

1. uses pictures, charts and maps to explain the meaning of environmental resources.

2. initiates and guides discussions on:

I. types of resources;

II. components of each type of environmental resources;

III. quality of human resources in relation to size, skilled and unskilled human resources, education and heath, etc;

IV. uses and importance of environmental resources.

3. summarizes the highlights of the lesson on the board.

 

 

STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES

The students,

1. listen to the teacher, ask and answered questions, take down notes.

2. participate in class discussions.

3. draw a table indicating the types of resources, components of the resources and their uses.

LESSON EVALUATION

Teacher asks students to,

1. explain the concept of environmental resources with examples.

2. group environmental resources into different types;

3. identify the components of the different types of environmental resources;

4. describe the factor that affect the quality of human resources.

5. state the importance of environmental resources.