Natural Resources

Natural Resources

1. Type of natural resources

   • There are two types of resources on earth, renewable and non-renewable.
     • Renewable resources
       • Plants,They are a renewable natural resource because they can drop their own seeds to create more plants.
       • Animals, They are a renewable resource because they can reproduce continuously.
     • Non - Renewable
       • Minerals, are not renewable because the Earth contains fixed quantities of all of them, and they can run out at any time.
       • Soils, is a finite resource, which implies that its loss and degradation are not reversible in the course of a human lifetime.
       • Fossil Fuels,fossil fuels are non-renewable because they are not replenished by biological processes and are exhaustible.

2. Problems with natural resources

   • In the world there are several accidents with natural resources
     • H2O can cause some problems or natural disasters such as tsunamis.
     • Fossil fuels are very harmful to the environment, increasing the greenhouse effect and acid rain.
     • Mining can cause destruction of the earth's crust, contamination of the water
     • One problem that can be caused by soils is earthquakes.
     • Plants are a resource that does not cause any problems to the environment.

3. What is a natural resource?

   • A natural resource is any product of nature that serves to meet the biological needs of human beings.
     • H2O,the most important natural resource and the basis of all life forms.
     • Minerals, are elements found in the subsoil of the earth.
     • Fossil fuels, is that which comes from the biomass of past eras, which has undergone transformation processes.
     • Plants are living and self-sufficient beings, they can feed themselves and grow on their own.
     • They are a natural resource because they can reproduce with each other and last for several years.

4. 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.
     • The use of fossil fuels in the United States was reduced thanks to energy efficiency measures and the increased use of biomass.
     • Another form of resource recovery is using composting, which is obtained from organic materials.
     • Another form of resource recovery is the recycling of certain products into new products.
     • resource recovery is the reuse that allows the reuse of discarded goods or products.
     • To reduce is to spend fewer resources and purchase fewer products, thus minimizing the energy expenditure of production and the pollution they generate.