NATURAL RESOURCES

NATURAL RESOURCES

1. What is it?

   • They are called Natural Resources and are the basis of life on earth.All these mentioned above are natural, and they exist in nature. No human created them. We tap into their supply to survive and also to function properly. Natural resources are all connected in some way. Therefore if one part was taken away, it would affect the supply or quality of all others. For example, if the water is eliminated from an area, the vegetation, soils, animals and even the air in that area would be affected negatively.

2. Types of Natural Resources

   • Renewable resources
     • Renewable resources are those that are regularly available (like water) or can be reasonably replaced or recovered, like vegetative lands.
   • Non-renewable resources
     • Non-renewable resources are those that cannot be replaced once they are destroyed. Examples include fossil fuels.
   • Metallic and Non-metallic Resources
     • Inorganic resources may be metallic or non-metallic. Metallic minerals are those that have metals in them.

3. Why are natural resources so important?

   • Natural resources are available to sustain the very complex interaction between living things and non-living things. Humans also benefit immensely from this interaction. All over the world, people consume resources directly or indirectly. Developed countries consume more resources than under-developed countries.

4. Distribution of Natural Resources

   • Natural Resources Natural resources are not evenly distributed all over the world. Some places are more endowed than others — for instance, some regions have lots of water (and access to the ocean and seas). Others have lots of minerals and forestlands. Others have metallic rocks, wildlife, fossil fuels, and so on.

5. Threats to Natural Resources

   • A. Overpopulation
     • B. Climate Change
       • C. Environmental Pollution

6. Problems associated with natural resources

   • Even though natural resources are the support structures of life, too much or too little of it can come with a lot of trouble and conflict.

7. Resource Recovery

   • Resource recovery is the separation of certain materials from the waste we produce to use them again or turn them into new raw materials for use again. It involves composting and recycling of materials that are heading to the landfill. Here is an example: Wet organic waste such as food and agricultural waste is considered waste after food consumption or after an agricultural activity.
     • examples:
       • paper, metal, others, glass, plastic, etc...

8. Conservation of natural

   • To have an environmentally sustainable and secure future where we can still enjoy natural resources, we urgently need to transform the way we use resources by completely changing the way we produce and consume goods and services.
     • Education and Public Awareness
     • Governments and Policy
     • Individuals, organizations, and nations