Ch. 1 Lesson 4

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Ch. 1 Lesson 4

• Natural Resources

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Natural Resource

• Natural resource is something in nature that is
  valuable to people and is used to make food,
  energy, and raw materials for products.

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Biological Resource

• Biological Resource is a natural resource that IS
  or WAS living.
• Examples
• Birds, fish, flowers, wild animals, trees

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Mineral

• Mineral is a natural resource found in rocks,
  (the solid material from which Earth is made).

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Fossil Fuel

• Fossil fuel is a natural resource used to provide
  heat and other energy.

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Renewable Resource

• Renewable resource can be made again by nature or
  people in a practical amount of time.
• Examples
• Water, soil, trees
• How can they be made again?
• Conservation
• Find other resources
• Recycling

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Nonrenewable Resource

• A nonrenewable resource is one that takes too
  long to replace or cannot be replaced at all.
• Scarce means limited.

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Renewable cont.

• Conservation is the actions people can take to
  save natural resources.
• Recycling is the process designed to recover or
  reuse materials instead of throwing them away.
• Fossil Fuels are nonrenewable.

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Protecting our natural resources

• Conserve water (use less)
• Conserve energy (use less)
• Plant new trees
• Recycle materials and waste

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old resources

• Solar/sun power provide heat
• Wind provides clean energy
• Tidal energy captured using a dam

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Why natural resources matter

• They are used to make food
• They are used for energy
• They are used for raw materials for products we
  need

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