Episode 21 of 100 · 5-Minute Videos

A World without Fossil Fuels

Economics — Contemporary World Issues · Financial Literacy — Economics & Financial Literacy · Geography — World Geography · Geography · Captions

About This Video

Environmentalists advocate for a world without fossil fuels. But what would the real-life consequences be? Would it even be a world you would want to live in?

Standards Met in Ohio

  • 9-12.WG.5Grades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thPhysical processes influence the formation and distribution of renewable, non-renewable, and flow resources (e.g., tectonic activity plays a role in the formation and location of fossil fuels, erosion plays a role in the formation of sedimentary rocks, rainfall patterns affect regional drainage patterns).
  • CWI.9-12.20.lp.gGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thIdentify that products come from all over the world.
  • EFL.9-12.13.lp.fGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thIdentify a want.
  • WG.9-12.5Grades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thPhysical processes influence the formation and distribution of renewable, non-renewable and flow resources (e.g., tectonic activity plays a role in the formation and location of fossil fuels; erosion plays a role in the formation of sedimentary rocks; rainfall patterns affect regional drainage patterns).