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What are Natural Resources? Things that are found in Nature and are valuable to people. These resources are created by nature, not by people. Some examples of natural resource are: air, soil, plants, water, wood, and oil. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae8vtuzpUd4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LfD_EKze2M July 22, 2012 Footer text here

Renewable and Non renewable Resources Groups of 2 20 minutes. Activity: Read about renewable and non renewable resources p.76-79 and create a chart mentioning the natural resources use in Puerto Rico and will explain how they benefit their life. They will also classify them into renewable and renewable resources. At least 2 renewable and 2 non-renewable. Natural Resource Renewable or non renewable Use and benefit. Illustration July 22, 2012 Footer text here

Natural Resources They can be used as raw materials (basic material that is used to produce goods) . Example: Wood makes furniture, cotton makes cloth and oil produce fuel. Raw materials can be of mineral or organic origin MINERALS - can be metallic such as copper, iron or non metallic like quarts. Minerals are consider non renewable resources. ORGANIC - fruit, vegetable, seeds or wood. Consider renewable resources. Renewable – the amount of resources can stay the same or even increase. Non-renewable resources - Available only in a fix amount. July 22, 2012 Footer text here

Non – renewable Resources Non- Renewable resources = means that if we used them all up. It will take nature thousands or even millions of years to produce them again if at all. Examples of Non-Renewable resources are: oil, fuel, minerals and natural gas. Example in Puerto Rico - minerals can be found in deposits (Accumulation of mineral manner in nature), Earth surface or Crust. In P.R mining of gold was practice when Spaniards arrives but it did not last long. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBTnVoEIb98 July 22, 2012 Footer text here

Non- renewable resources found in Puerto Rico In Puerto Rico there are more non metallic minerals than metallic minerals. Non metallic resources are very useful in construction. Ex: cement is made with non- metallic elements such as sand, clay and gravel. This are find in a quarry or a special type of mine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=071lUxclTBw The salt mines of Cabo Rojo is another example of a non metallic mineral in Puerto Rico. This salt deposits gives us a mineral that we use in our daily diet. http://places.eyetour.com/whatToSee/cabo-rojo/82/cabo-rojo-salt-flats- interpretive-center-efren-perez-rivera Our island does not have coal deposits, natural gas or petroleum. We buy this materials from other countries. We call this fuel minerals because we use them in order to produce energy. July 22, 2012 Footer text here

Our Renewable Resources Renewable natural resources – resources that do not run out or nature can produce them quickly. Example of some renewable resources: wind, energy from the sun, soil, animals, and plants. Benefits of renewable resources in P.R The sun – gives us light, heat and solar energy. Air - produces wind power Soil – gives us fruit and vegetables Animals – gives us meat and many more products July 22, 2012 Footer text here