Natural Resources

Natural Resources

1. What is a natural resource?

   • They are elements of nature that help or take advantage of the well-being and development of living beings in different things,
   • Some natural resources are seas, land, soils, rocks, forests, animals, fossil fuels, and minerals.

2. Types of natural resources

   • Renewable resources
     • They are those that are regularly available or that can be reasonably replaced or recovered
     • Renewable resources that come from living things like trees and animals can be called organic renewable resources.
     • Renewable resources that come from non-living things like water, sun and wind can be called inorganic renewable resources.
   • Nonrenewable resources
     • they are those that cannot be replaced once they are destroyed.
     • these resources are found in minerals and fossils
       • minerals can be metallic resources (shiny and melt) and non_metallic resources ( do not contain metal)
     • endangered animals are considered non-renewable resources due to overhunting

3. Role of the natural resources

   • Why are natural resources so important?
     • Human beings benefit from the daily consumption of natural resources; where consumption is higher in developed countriens
     • The 3 ways people consume resources are food and drink, housing and infrastructure, and mobility. These represent more than 60% of the resources
   • Mobility:
     • All types of transport we use and what helps to move or propel that mediums cars, trains, airplanes, ships
   • Housing and infrastructure
     • Housing and infrastructure: the objects that towns or cities are built ere obtained from natural resources as well as all the energy we consume at home and those utensils such as paper
   • Food and drink
     • Agricultural products ( seeds nuts, grass, medicine, and plants) as well as natural foods such as fish, seawater, and freshwater that can be drinkable to consume or for domestic use
     • the materials that we use for their packaging or those materials that we use to consume the drink and food (spoons, forks, knives, plates)

4. Distribution of Natural Resources

   • Distribution: natural resources are not distributed evenly, because there are countries that are more endowed; since they have easy access seas to oceans, forests, minerals, wildlife, fuel, etc. What allows these countries to use them for the development of their economy.
   • fishing
     • the fishing companies in the maison mar for cephiro fishes and pncmayer contity.
   • threats to resources
     • super population: the world population is increasing rapidly this increase means that there will be pressure on most res
   • forests
     • the demand for wood and the production of forest products will be higher
   • need for more
     • for a comfortable life will need to produce more items which means more industrial processes and more needs for raw materials and natural resources
   • land use
     • land use with more mouths to feed and people to provide homes will require more housing and more food production
   • Climate Change
     • The alteration of climate patterns is damaging biodiversity and abiotic natural resources
   • Environmental Pollution
     • water, land and air pollution affect health and have catastrophic consequences