NATURAL RESOURCES

NATURAL RESOURCES

1. What is a natural resource ?

   • Natural resources are natural resources that were created by nature itself. These are vital for us the humans.
     • WATER
     • OIL
     • FOREST

2. Type of natural resource

   • Renewable resources are those that can be reasonably replaced or recovered
     • ANIMALS
     • PLANTS
   • Non-renewable resources are those that cannot be replaced once they are destroyed.
     • MINERALS
     • FOSSIL FUELS
     • SOILS

3. Role of natural resources

   • FOOD AND DRINK
     • they are all made from raw materials that come from our natural resources.
       • MILK PACKAGES
       • CANS
   • MOBILITY
     • a large amount of fuel is used to power all types of vehicle
       • AUTOMOBILES
       • TRAIN
   • INFRASTRUCTURE
     • they consume much more resources from our environment daily.
       • METAL
       • PLASTIC
       • STONE

4. Distribution of natural resources

   • Natural resources are not evenly distributed all over the world. Some places are more endowed than others
     • Example: China remains the largest producer of gold, with a 14% share of global production.

5. Threats of natural resources

   • LAND USE
     • More agricultural chemicals will be applied, turning many forests and vegetated lands into settlements for people, roads, and farms.
   • FORESTS
     • people will use more forest resources than they can naturally recover because of Demand for wood, food and roads
   • FISHING
     • destroying many more fish and sea creatures in the process because of the fishing methods they use aren't sustainable

6. Problems of natural resources

   • TOO MUCH
     • in regions with excess natural resources. corruption has damaged income distribution that has fueled local and international conflicts
   • TOO LITLE
     • The combination of limited resources has produced extreme poverty and inequality that has caused conflicts in society.

7. Resources recovery

   • the separation of certain materials from the waste we produce to use them again or turn them into new raw materials for use again.

8. Natural resource conservation

   • people always spend what are all kinds of natural resources which causes the conservation of it over time to decrease

9. Natural Resource factsheet

   • society consums only renewable natural resources such as wood and sun. Wood was for basic shelter and carving hunting weapons.
   • Population growth means more need for natural resources

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