Use Of Natural Resources

Resources The Earth has a wide range of natural resources that are essential for our day-to-day life. Some natural resources such as water, soil and wood were very important for early settlements. Over time we have increasingly relied on these natural resources. For instance the Industrial Revolution only really occurred due to the harnessing of steam power, from burning coal to heat water. This was the beginning of huge increase in the use of the Earth's natural resources. The cars that you and your parents drive rely on petrol, made from oil.

Resources Of course the biggest, and most important resource, is food. This is also the route of some of the major problems in the world. The big problem in the world is that the population is rapidly increasing; it reached 6 billion last year.

Resources All these people put pressure on the resources of the world, which in some cases are insufficient, and in some cases are rapidly running out. Consequently it is vitally important to try to conserve these resources, and find suitable others to replace or supplement them.