1. Unit 2 Natural Resources

2. Lesson 1 What are Resources?

3. What is a Resource?

4. Resource
ANYTHING that is useful to Humans!

5. What is a Natural Resource?

6. Natural Resource
A Materials found in Nature that has usefulness and Economic value, such as Trees, Water, and Minerals

7. Lesson 1 Renewable Resources

8. What is a Renewable Resource?

9. Renewable Resources
A Resource that can be replaced fairly quickly, such as Forests and Animals

10. Lumber

11. Cattle

12. What is a Non-Renewable Resource?

13. Non-Renewable Resource
A Resource that CANNOT be Replenished once it is used up, such as a Fossil Fuel.
* Or is replenished so “slowly” that it is basically non-renewable

14. Oil

15. Natural Gas

16. Coal

17. Resources

18. Some Important Terms!

19. Tropical Rainforests

20. Tropical Rainforests
A large forest in an area with Heavy Rainfall and very Warm Temperatures.
Many are burned and cleared in South and Central America, Africa, and Asia
Many forests and cut down in Canada due to Logging
These are usually replanted with Fast Growing Seedlings

21. Resource Depletion The use of a Resource until there is None Left
People will take and sell whatever is profitable to them
This puts a great pressure on Resources
A great possibility of Running Out of Resources
Many Animals and Species have become Extinct due to this!

23. Technology
Whether or not people can turn something into a resource depends on Technology
Technology is the use of scientific knowledge and skills for useful, practical purposes to meet the needs and goals of people

24. Something New…
Non-Renewable Resources cannot replenish themselves because they are limited in number, OR they are renewed incredibly slowly over Millions of years…
With this said, are Renewable Resources ALWAYS Renewable…?

25. Renewable Resources have their Limits…
If Exploited or Over-Harvested, even Renewable resources can be DESTROYED or USED UP.
For example, Trees can re-grow or can be replanted. However, if the land is Over-Harvested, damaged, or additional Trees are not planted, the Tree Population cannot recover!
This is called Deforestation!

29. What about Animals? Numerous Animals are Natural Resources
However, if we farm these animals too quickly and do not give them time to reproduce and have babies, Extinction can be the result!
Farming itself can also cause animal extinction inadvertently!
Do you guys know any animals that have become extinct?

30. Animals that we ATE into Extinction!

31. Dodo

32. Steller’s Sea Cow

33. Passenger Pigeon

34. 3rd Type of Resource Renewable Non-Renewable
Can anyone name the Third One?

35. Flow Resource!
What could this be?

36. Flow Resource Doesn’t fit into EITHER category!
A Resource that can be used and replenished at the same time, such as a River Current or Solar Energy.
It MUST be used When and Where is occurs Naturally and Replenished itself naturally
What others could there be? 3 Big Ones!

37. Water (Hydro)

38. Solar

39. Wind

40. Why are Flow Resources so Useful?

41. Flow Resources
Requires Advanced Technologies to convert to harness and convert to Electricity
Allows us to break our dependencies on Oil (Gas) as a way of creating energy!