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Geographic Factors and Natural Resources

Geographic Factors and Natural Resources. Chapter 2 Section 2 pg.31. Natural Resources. Is anything from the Earth that people use in meeting their needs for food , clothing , and shelter . Examples of these resources include soil , water , minerals , and vegetation .

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Geographic Factors and Natural Resources

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  1. GeographicFactors and Natural Resources Chapter 2 Section 2 pg.31

  2. Natural Resources • IsanythingfromtheEarththatpeople use in meetingtheirneedsforfood, clothing, and shelter. • Examples of theseresourcesincludesoil, water, minerals, and vegetation.

  3. RawMaterials • People use someresourcesjustthewaythey come fromnature. Waterisoneexample. • Butmostresoucesmustbechanged in somewaytomakesomethinguseful. Theseresources are calledrawmaterials. • Theymustbeprocessedtomakethemintousefulmaterialssuch as paper and lumber.

  4. ThreeKinds of Resources • Geographers divide theEarth’s natural resourcesintothreegroups.

  5. 1.- RecycableResources • Water, nitrogen, and carbon are examples of recycableresources. • Theseresourcesrecyclethroughourenvironmentnaturally. Thewatercycle, forinstance, naturallyrecyclesourfreshwatersupply.

  6. 2.- RenewableResources • Trees and other living thingsontheEarth. • Theseresources are differentfromrecycableresourcesbecausethey can bereplaced. Example: A timbercompanymayharvestallthetrees in anarea. Ifthecompanyplants new treestoreplacethem, however, they are renewingtheresource.

  7. InterestingFact Didyouknowtrees couldgetthisbig? Thisis a giant sequoia.

  8. 3.- NonrenewableResources • Whentheseresources are used up, theycannotbereplaced. -Most non living things, such as minerals, coal, natural gas, and petroleum, are non renewableresources.

  9. AncientEnergy: FossilFuels • Fossilfuelswerecreatedovermillions of yearsfromtheremains of prehistoricplants and animals. • Thesefuels are no longerbeingcreated. As a result, fossilfuels are non renewableresources.

  10. EnergyResources • Everyone in theworldneedsenergy. Certainareas are rich in someenergyresources, whileothershaveveryfew. • CountrieslikeSaudi Arabia and Mexicohavehugeamounts of oil. • Otherslikethe U.S.A. and China, havecoal and natural gas. • CountrieswithmanyriverslikenorthwesternEurope, can use waterenergytocreateelectricity. Otherssuch as Japan, haveveryfewenergysources.

  11. Section 2 Assessment 1.- Define thefollowingwords: natural resources, rawmaterials, recycableresources, renewableresource, nonrenewableresource, fossilfuels 2.- What are thedifferenttypes of natural resource? 3.- Investigate: Whatfactorshavemadeenergyscarce?

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