Human Activity and Energy Sources

Earth’s resources, for instance water, productive farming land and energy, outlines the basic foundations of our continued existence on earth. However, with the continued human activities, for example logging and charcoal burning, these resources are quickly being depleted. Human inhabitation and increased consumption of the natural resources is resulting in untold destruction. The climate change being experienced globally, the rapidly depleting freshwater catchments, the dwindling forest cover, the ever reducing fish ‘stash’ in our seas and oceans and farmland dereliction are some of the effects resulting from human occupation and activities. Poaching, another human activity, is resulting in the extinction of certain animal species thus leading to them being branded as endangered. For there to be a continuation of life on earth, man will have to learn how to make his way of life sustainable. Such a measure will go a long way in ensuring that the natural resources are protected and thus the delicate ecosystem will be balanced. It is very vital for world governments to start educating its citizens on the importance of conserving the ecosystem (Austria 3). This paper, from local to global levels, is aimed at analyzing the relationship between human activities, the earth’s resources and the use of energy recourses. The paper will also evaluate the interrelationships between humans and energy resources, for instance the sun.
Earth is endowed with natural resources that are essential for human existence. These resources are usually of geologic nature are can thus be extracted. Some of the earth resources that man extracts and uses include; energy sources for example oil, natural gas, uranium and coal; nonmetallic sources for example r...

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...ring that each household is supplied with a solar lamp because unlike kerosene, solar energy is renewable. Solar energy is essential because it can be tapped from the sun thus reused over and over again.
Both renewable and non renewable sources of energy usually have advantages and disadvantages. Those who prefer natural gas claim that it is less polluting as compared to coal and other fuels since it leaves no residue. Moreover, it is reasonably priced compared to coal. Natural gas is not renewable can thus be depleted. Hydropower is cheaper to attain although it threatens marine life. It also requires the construction of a dam, which can be costly. On the other hand, crude oil is readily available and relatively affordable but its spills are usually a hazard to the ecosystem. Its extraction degrades the environment and thus a hazard to marine life (Sandra 2).