Summary:
- Resource availability depends on how much of it there is, how much it costs to get, and where it is located.
- Rich nations use more natural resources than poor nations.
- The richest 20 percent of people use 85 percent of the world’s resources.
- The world's poorest people use very few resources.
- Why do some nations consume more goods than others?
- Why is there so much e-waste?
- What should you do if you want to recycle a piece of electronics?
- What is the positive and negative trend in resource use?
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