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    This document defines and categorizes different types of natural resources. It identifies renewable resources like trees and crops that can regrow, non-renewable resources like fossils fuels that do not renew, and flow resources like fresh water that are replenished by natural processes. Renewable resources can replenish themselves in a short period of time, while non-renewable resources are used up once extracted. Flow resources exist due to natural systems and are replaced whether humans use them or not. Most natural resources require processing before human use, like trees being cut down and minerals being mined, and as technology advances so does how resources are processed and utilized.

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    This document defines and categorizes different types of natural resources. It identifies renewable resources like trees and crops that can regrow, non-renewable resources like fossils fuels that do not renew, and flow resources like fresh water that are replenished by natural processes. Renewable resources can replenish themselves in a short period of time, while non-renewable resources are used up once extracted. Flow resources exist due to natural systems and are replaced whether humans use them or not. Most natural resources require processing before human use, like trees being cut down and minerals being mined, and as technology advances so does how resources are processed and utilized.

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    Types of Natural

    Resources
    Nothing

    in nature is a
    resource. Some things
    become resources.
    Anonymous

    Resources are Life


    Air, water, soil: we must breathe, eat and have
    shelter to live.
    To meet our needs and wants we use
    resources in many different ways.
    Natural resources: material that comes from
    our natural environment (raw)
    In economics: needs = demands; wants:
    supply

    Types of Natural Resources


    a) Renewable resources
    b) Non- renewable resources
    c) Flow resources

    Renewable Resources

    Soils

    Can replace themselves once they have


    been used.
    e.g. trees in a forest; crops; natural fish
    supplies
    THESE RESOURCES REGROW OR
    RENEW THEMSELVES IN A SHORT
    PERIOD OF TIME
    Vegetation
    Wildlife

    Non- renewable Resources


    Gone once they are used
    e.g. minerals such as gold, iron, nickel;
    fossil fuels such as coal and petroleum
    CAN ONLY BE CREATED UNDER VERY
    SPECIFIC CONDITIONS
    Petroleum

    Natural
    Gas

    Coal

    Flow Resources

    Solar
    Energy

    Replaced by natural actions whether


    humans use them or not

    Wind

    e.g. fresh water flowing through streams


    and rivers because of precipitation;
    ocean currents
    EXIST B/C OF NATURAL SYSTEMS AND
    NATURAL PROCESSES
    Waves,
    Air
    Fresh water
    Tides

    Classify this resource!

    Can resources overlap?


    Can a resource be a combination of two of
    the three types? YES.
    e.g. trees that cant be grown back b/c of
    farming activities can be classified as a
    non-renewable resource
    Other examples: fish and minerals.
    Explain?

    Refer to your textbookPage 166,

    Figure 10.3

    Do you remember what a Venn diagram


    represents? Use your knowledge of this
    graphic organizer to understand its
    contents.

    Fact File
    - People in richer parts of the
    country use the most resources.
    - In Canada, each individual uses
    up to 85 tonnes of natural
    resources per year!
    - Thats more than 300 large
    shopping bags of natural
    resources per week!

    You are important


    Recycling metals
    Aluminum pop cans are made from bauxite,
    a mineral dug from the ground.
    NOT recycling pop cans means that the
    bauxite is rapidly being used up, and will be
    gone forever!
    It also means that more energy (money and
    human/machine power) must be used to
    process the aluminum needed to replace the
    pop cans.

    Recycling metals
    Saves valuable non-renewable minerals
    and energy
    It helps protect our natural environment

    Almost all natural resources


    must be changed before we
    use them.
    This is called PROCESSING.

    e.g. trees, iron ore, fish, crude oil.


    Refer to pg. 168 or your textbook, Figure
    10.7
    ------------------------------------------------------------Figure 10.8
    Looking at the four pictures, can you tell the
    story of how a pair of blue jeans is made?

    Processing Resources
    E.g. A pair of blue jeans
    Step 1: cotton is grown and picked
    Step 2: cotton transported to mill and woven together
    to make thread
    Step 3: Large machines weave threads together to
    make fabric
    Step 4: cloth is dyed blue or black
    Step 5: shipped to a clothing manufacturer
    Step 6: fabric cut into shapes, sewn together, labels
    are attached- jeans shipped to store

    Advanced Technology
    - Humans have learned over time how to
    process our natural resources to better
    meet our needs.
    - As technology changes, sop does our
    use for natural resources.

    E.g. CLOTHING
    (Figure 10.9)
    Early: raw materials in environment. Animal
    skins, leaves, and bark. Processing:
    cleaning and sharpening materials.
    ~ Caveman/woman style clothing~

    E.g. CLOTHING
    (Figure 10.9)
    Middle: weaves fabric out of plants material
    such as cotton and flax, or animal
    products like wool. Needs some
    processing of raw materials.
    ~ Early settlers & fur traders~

    E.g. CLOTHING
    (Figure 10.9)
    Modern: makes fabrics and coverings out
    of human-made materials such as nylon.
    Raw materials include petroleum (which
    plastic is made from). Needs A LOT of
    processing!
    ~ Astronaut~

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