Types of Natural Resources[1]

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Types of Natural

ResourcesNothing in nature is a

resource. Some thingsbecome resources.

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Resources are Life

Air, water, soil: we must breathe, eat an ha!eshelter to li!e.

To meet our nees an wants we useresources in many ifferent ways.

Natural resources: material that comes from

our natural en!ironment "raw#

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Types of Natural Resources

a) Renewable resources

b) Non- renewable resources

c) Flow resources


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Renewable Resources

Can replace themselves once they havebeen used.

e.g. trees in a forest; crops; natural fishsupplies

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Non' renewable Resources

&one once they are used

e.g. minerals such as gold/ iron/ nic0el;fossil fuels such as coal and petroleum

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(low Resources

Replaced by natural actions whetherhumans use them or not

e.g. fresh water flowing through streamsand rivers because of precipitation;ocean currents

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)an resources o!erlap+

Can a resource be a combination of two ofthe three types5 1"#.

e.g. trees that can6t be grown bac0 b4c offarming activities can be classified as anon-renewable resource

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age 9::/ Figure 9.eans

#tep 98 cotton is grown and pic0ed

#tep ?8 cotton transported to mill and woven togetherto ma0e thread

#tep eans shipped to store
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A!ance Technology

- !umans have learned over time how to

process our natural resources to better

meet our needs.

- ,s technology changes/ sop does our

use for natural resources.
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".g. C$!+N&

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Early: raw materials in environment. Animalskins, leaves, and bark. Processing:

cleaning and sar!ening materials.

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".g. C$!+N&

BFigure 10.9)

#iddle: weaves $abric out o$ !lants materialsuc as cotton and $la%, or animal

!roducts like wool. &eeds some

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".g. C$!+N&

BFigure 10.9)

#odern: makes $abrics and coverings outo$ uman'made materials suc as nylon.(aw materials include !etroleum wic!lastic is made $rom). &eeds A *+ o$

!rocessing-

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