Unit 2 – Section 3 –Louisiana`s Resources powerpoint
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Resources and Rewards
RESOURCE
is a source of supply or support
There are 5 types of RESOURCES:
Natural
Capital
Human
Renewable
Non Renewable
What are three types of resources found in the
photograph below?
NATURAL RESOURCES
Is a gift of nature, or
part of the natural
environment
Examples include: air,
water, soil
Can be MINERAL or
BIOLOGICAL
Non Renewable Resources
Mineral Resources that
are not replaced by
nature once they are
extracted from the
environment.
Inorganic substances that
were formed by the
Earth’s geologic
processes.
Examples include: oil,
natural gas, & salt.
MINERAL RESOURCES
OIL
Made from plant decay 10 million years
ago.
Louisiana has 10% of the world’s known oil
reserves in the U.S.
Louisiana is the 3rd largest oil producer in
the U.S.
Chemicals refined from oil create an almost
unlimited list of other products.
MINERAL RESOURCES
Natural Gas
Louisiana has more natural gas than oil
deposits.
Louisiana produces 25% of U.S. supply.
Is converted to carbon black, which is used
in making tires, carbon paper, & ink, etc…
Burns clean & is very efficient.
Fuel for homes & industries.
MINERALS RESOURCES
Salt
Essential to the diet of both humans & animals.
Used as a form of money.
Not just used for preserving food.
Makes a chemical that is used to make PVC
pipes, plumbing & outdoor furniture.
During the Civil War an underground salt
deposit was discovered on Avery Island.
MINERAL RESOURCES
Sulphur
A mineral used today to make matches,
gunpowder, medicine, & plastic.
The town of Sulphur developed the industry.
Production peaked in 1904, but was played out
by 1924.
Port Sulphur, in Plaquemines Parish was also
named because of the its Sulphur industry.
MINERAL RESOURCES
Lignite
Brownish-black coal – found in DeSoto Parish.
Lowest quality of coal because of high water content.
Gained importance in the 1970’s.
U.S. government encouraged the use of other sources
of energy after a shortage of imported oil occurred.
RENEWABLE RESOURCES
Biological resources
that replenish
themselves over time
Examples include:
plants & animals
BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES
Are plants & animals, & replenish themselves in time.
Biological Resources are Renewable Resources.
Example:
Spanish Moss was sold as stuffing for mattresses &
furniture but now is used for bedding in minnow farms
BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES
Forests
Trees are LA’s 2nd largest income producer
Louisiana has more than 13.9 million acres of forests.
90% of trees cut down are pine, 75% is used to make
pulpwood for making paper
A new forestry industry is a Christmas Tree Farm, more
than 150 in Louisiana supply this seasonal specialty.
BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES
Wildlife
Why are we known as the Sportsman’s Paradise?
The demand for fur is down so trapping has decreased
The alligator is important to the ecosystem as well as
the economy, because it is endangered we now have
alligator farms
BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES
Fish and Seafood
Fishing is an industry, mostly done for recreation due to
the abundance of rivers, lakes, & bayous.
The Gulf of Mexico supplies us with generous harvests
of seafood.
The Louisiana commercial fishing industry catches about
25% of the U.S. seafood.
Catfish & crawfish are now are farmed.
Atchafalayla Basin produces millions of pounds of
crawfish annually.
BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES
Fish and Seafood
What are some other seafood
products important to Louisiana?
How do you think the oil spill
affected the fishing and seafood
industry?
CAPITAL RESOURCES
Include buildings &
equipment used to
produce goods &
services
Examples include:
schools, hospitals, or
the refineries
HUMAN RESOURCES
People who supply the
labor to produce
goods & services
Examples include: you
& me
LABOR UNIONS
Groups of workers
organized to demand
fair pay and safe
workings conditions.