NATURAL RESOURCES

NATURAL RESOURCES

1. These resources because they are so necessary

   • Human beings depend directly on forests for food, biomass, health, recreation and greater comfort to live
   • natural resources can be used as raw material to produce something
   • Each element of your home is produced from a raw material that comes from a natural resource
   • Natural resources come in many forms. They can be solid, liquid or gas. They can also be organic or inorganic.
   • These natural resources can also be metallic or non-metallic. They can be renewable or non-renewable.

2. what are the renewables

   • Renewable resources are those that are regularly available (such as water))
   • Animals are also renewable because, with a little care, they can reproduce offspring to replace adult animals.
   • Although some non-renewable resources can be replenished, they can take many years and that does not make them renewable.
   • Renewable resources that come from living things like trees and animals can be called renewable organic resources.
   • Renewable resources that come from non-living things like water, sun, and wind can be called inorganic renewable resources.

3. what are non-renewable resources

   • Non-renewable resources are those that cannot be replenished once destroyed.
   • Minerals are also not renewable because, although they form naturally in a process called the rock cycle, it can take thousands of years, so they are not renewable.
   • Some animals can be considered non-renewable
   • that's why we need to make sure we protect the resources that remain at risk
   • Some non-renewable resources come from living things, such as fossil fuels

4. Distribution of Natural Resources

   • Natural resources are not evenly distributed throughout the world. Some places are more gifted than others
   • some regions have a lot of water (and access to the ocean and seas)
   • The United States has the largest coal reserves in the world with 491 billion short tons representing 27% of the world total
   • Crude oil is another important natural resource. From crude oil we get many petroleum products, such as gasoline, diesel and gas. We use them to power our cars and provide energy to heat and cool our homes.
   • Unequal distribution is also at the root of power and greed in many regions. Some countries use their wealth in resources to control and manipulate regions with fewer resources. Countries and regions have even gone to war over the management, ownership, allocation, use and protection of natural resources and related ecosystems.

5. Threats to Natural Resources

   • The world population is increasing at a very fast rate. In the US, a baby is born every 8 seconds and a person dies every 13 seconds The increase in population means that there will be pressure on almost all natural resources
   • More agricultural chemicals will be applied to increase food production. Many forests and vegetated lands will be converted to human settlements, roads and farms
   • The demand for timber (timber), food, roads and forest products will be higher. Therefore, people will use more forest resources than they can recover naturally.
   • Environmental pollution Pollution of land, water and air directly affects the health of the environments in which it is produced
   • Pollution affects the chemical composition of soils, rocks, land, ocean water, freshwater, groundwater, and other natural phenomena. It often has catastrophic consequences.

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