1. Renewable & Nonrenewable Natural Resources
Introduction to Agriculture
AAEC – Paradise Valley
Spring 2015

2. Learning Objectives Define natural resources.
Define renewable (inexhaustible) and non- renewable (exhaustible) natural resources.
Identify natural resources that are renewable.
Identify natural resources that are non- renewable.
Explain the importance of conserving both types of resources.

3. Which would you drink???

4. Replaceable Resources
Inexhaustible
Exhaustible
Irreplaceable
Natural Resources
Replaceable Resources

5. Natural Resource: items humans use from their environment
Food is harvested from plants and animals in our environment. Plants rely on soil, water, and Carbon dioxide from their environment, while animals need water, plants or other animals, and oxygen to survive.

6. Natural Resource: items humans use from their environment
Clothing is also derived from the environment. Cotton and wool clothing are made directly from plant and animal products. Synthetic materials are man-made, but are manufactured using products from the environment.

7. Natural Resource: items humans use from their environment
Housing materials such as lumber are taken directly from the forests. Insulation, sheet rock, and electrical wiring are manufactured from products taken from the environment.

8. Natural Resource: items humans use from their environment
Medicine was once part of the environment. Most are extracted from plants and animals.

9. What can we classify as inexhaustible resources?
Inexhaustible Resources: can last forever and can renew itself continuously
What can we classify
as inexhaustible
resources?

10. What can we classify as exhaustible resources?
Exhaustible Resources: available in limited quantities or must be processed for use from limited sources
What can we classify
as exhaustible
resources?

11. Nonrenewable Resources
Soil
Fuel
Water
Minerals
Wildlife & Fish
Vegetation
Air

12. How can we conserve our natural resources???
Soil – Practicing soil conservation practices (ie. crop rotation, cover crops, conservation tillage, cross-slope farming)

13. How can we conserve our natural resources???
Water – Water conservation and keeping groundwater clean and reusing

14. How can we conserve our natural resources???
Wildlife and Fish – Game management (ie. hunting limitations, habitat conservation)

15. How can we conserve our natural resources???
Vegetation – Reforesting cutovers, grassland management, and wildfire prevention

16. How can we conserve our natural resources???
Air – Avoiding pollution

17. How can we conserve our natural resources???
Fuel – Alternate forms of fuel, increased vehicle fuel efficiency, car pooling and mass transit

18. How can we conserve our natural resources???
Minerals – recycling

19. Your Task…..
Make a list of 10 items that you use that are produced from natural resources.
Imagine your life without the last five items on your list. Write a half page summary of how your life would be different without those items.