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1. THAILAND GEOGRAPHY
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in Social Studies

2. Location
• Thailand shares its borders with
Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and
Malaysia.
• A map of Thailand resembles
the shape of an elephant’s head
and the elephant’s trunk which
consists of the southern
peninsula.

3. Thailand’s Natural Resources and Environment
- Lead
- Gypsum
- Lignite
- Tungsten
- Zinc
- Fluorite
- Sapphire
- Rubies
- Natural Gas Deposit

4. • Thailand is a leading
producer of rice for
the world market
• Thailand has become
a world leader in
harvesting shrimp and
crab for export to the
world market.

5. Protection, Restoration and
Conservation
Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment

6. Four Areas:
• 1. Forest and Jungle
• 2. Mineral Resources
• 3. Oceans
• 4. Water Resources

7. Threats to Natural Resources
and Environments
Cause and effect relationship of Science

8. Issues in the Urban environment are:
• - Air pollution from vehicle emissions
• - Water and air pollution from industrial waste
• - Waste accumulation in form of garbage and particularly
plastics

9. Issues in Rural environments are:
• -deforestation and removal of trees
• - Soil erosion caused by drought followed by
rapid run-off from the rain
• - Overuse of pesticide in agriculture
• - Wildlife depletion caused by illegal hunting

10. • Threats to Natural
Resources
and Environment
• A. Accumulation of
garbage in urban area
• B. Types of waste
• C. Hazardous and
Non-hazardous waste
materials
• Solutions to the
problem:
• Public awareness
about the importance
- of recycle
- of reduce
- to rethink

11. Accumulation of garbage in urban area
• -a result of
convenience
packaging using
cardboard boxes,
paper wrappers,
Styrofoam,
containers,
bottles and plastics.

12. Types of Waste (physical, chemical or biological
characteristics of waste)
• A. Physical- can,
cardboards, glasses,
paper and plastics
• B. Chemical – electric
and electronic
components, materials
with high concentration of
undissolved salts, metals
and toxins.

13. • - Biological:
contaminated by a bio-
hazardous agent.
Biological waste
includes, but is not
limited to; Petri dishes,
surgical wraps, culture
tubes, syringes,
needles, blood vials,
absorbent material,
personal protective
equipment and pipette
tips.

14. Hazardous or non-hazardous waste materials
• Hazardous: can
cause to harm
humans, wildlife and
environment
• Non-hazardous:
poses no immediate
threat to humans. It
includes household
garbage.

15. Solutions to the Problems

16. Public Awareness about the importance to
Recycle
 Reduce demand for
raw products
BUT
 It can be expensive
Recycling industry
can cause ecological
damage

17. Public Awareness about the importance to
Reduce
 Use less material
 Finding ways to
create less waste
 Avoid use of plastic
bags and foam
products
 Reduce use of paper
when possible
 Reuse materials if
possible

18. Public Awareness about the importance to
Rethink
 Changing our behaviors
help the environment.
 Knowing that the benefit
of recycling is the reduce
consumption of energy
and water by
manufacturers.