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# Resources and Geopolitics **What is a resource?** - materials made available by environment **What does it mean to say that resources are dynamic and relational?** dynamic: changes over TS/R - depends on social context (i.e. economy, Tech knowledge, Culture) **What are some of the main uses to...

# Resources and Geopolitics **What is a resource?** - materials made available by environment **What does it mean to say that resources are dynamic and relational?** dynamic: changes over TS/R - depends on social context (i.e. economy, Tech knowledge, Culture) **What are some of the main uses to which rare earth minerals are put?** Magnets + Catalysts **When did the mining of rare earth minerals begin to take off?** 50s to 70s **What was sperm whale oil used for?** When was the use of oil banned? lamp oil, Soap, Cosmetics / Banned 1970s **What are the two primary sources of energy in the U.S.?** petrol + Natural gas **What is Geopolitics?** how politics + relations are affected by geo **What is sovereignty?** a claim to authority over land + people. **What is self-determination?** a group forming their own state + Choose own gov. **Kurdistan spans which four sovereign states?** Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey **What is Antarctica's geopolitical status (is it a state? Or something else?)** Not a sovereign State. **VOX video:** "It's time to draw borders on the Arctic Ocean" **Bourne reading** **Hatch reading** - UN nations border lake, food+water from lake, shared interests among nations **What did O'Reilly's (in the Hatch reading) look at?** What did...