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    The document discusses different types of resources including natural resources found in the environment and human resources like labor and skills. It distinguishes between non-renewable resources like fossil fuels and minerals which will eventually be depleted, and renewable resources like forests and fish which can regenerate if sustainably managed. A chart shows resources categorized as natural or human, renewable or non-renewable. The text notes that while renewable resources can be used continuously if left in nature, overuse can threaten their existence. Fossil fuels are highlighted as valuable non-renewable energy resources but with limited future reserves.

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    The document discusses different types of resources including natural resources found in the environment and human resources like labor and skills. It distinguishes between non-renewable resources like fossil fuels and minerals which will eventually be depleted, and renewable resources like forests and fish which can regenerate if sustainably managed. A chart shows resources categorized as natural or human, renewable or non-renewable. The text notes that while renewable resources can be used continuously if left in nature, overuse can threaten their existence. Fossil fuels are highlighted as valuable non-renewable energy resources but with limited future reserves.

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    Resource Depletion

    An introduction

    Resources
    features of the environment which
    are needed and used by people.
    Natural Resources - occur in the air,
    water and on land.
    Human Resources - labour, skills,
    machinery and capital.

    Non-Renewable Resources
    Are said to finite or non-sustainable
    as their exploitation and use will
    eventually lead to their exhaustion.

    Renewable resources
    A flow of nature- being continuous, they
    can be used over and over again.
    Sustainable- they are renewable and self
    generating if left to nature e.g. trees, fish
    However, if renewable resources are
    overused their existence may be threatened.

    Resources Flow Chart


    R e s o u rc e s
    R e s o u rc e
    N a tu ra l

    H um an

    N o n R e n e w a b le

    R e n e w a b le

    eg
    L a b o u r , C a p i t a l, B r a i n P o w e r , S k i ll s

    F o s s il F u e l

    M in e r a l

    C o n t in u o u s

    S u s t a in a b le

    eg.
    C o a l, O il , N a t u r a l G a s

    eg.
    I r o n , T i n , Z in c

    eg.
    W in d , W a v e

    eg.
    F o r e s t s , S o il

    Reserves
    are a non-renewable resource (e.g.
    coal) which exists in a finite quantity
    in the crust of the earth

    Fossil Fuels and Minerals


    Coal, Oil and Gas are non-renewable resources
    created from organic matter
    They are used to produce energy and are the
    quickest and easiest way of generating vast
    amounts of energy
    1 modern fossil fuel power station produces the
    same amount of energy as:
    300 wind turbines
    150 km2 of solar panels
    100 kms of powerful coastal wave energy

    Future Reserves
    Oil
    40-45 years
    Natural Gas
    50-65 years
    Coal
    200-300 years
    MEDCs contain 25% of the worlds
    population BUT consume 70% of the
    worlds fuels!

    Minerals
    Many of these are generally not
    destroyed in use and can be recycled
    eg. Iron, Copper, Zinc, Tin

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