1. Natural Resources Geography Unit #2

2. Natural Resource Definition: a material found in nature that has usefulness and economic value, such as trees, water, minerals With your table group, brainstorm a list of natural resources. Come up with as many as you can in 3 minutes! (Take up these with the class, put in notes)

3. Types of Natural Resources 1.Renewable Resource: a resource that can be replaced fairly quickly, such as forests and animals 2.Non-Renewable Resource: a resource that cannot be replenished once it is used up, such as fossil fuels 3.Flow Resource: 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 it occurs in nature

4. Sustainability: use and conservation of resources in a way that does not deplete them

5. Canada’s Natural Resources http://www.learn360.com/Popup/popupPlaye r.aspx?Playlist=944316&ID=227475&Player=1 1&index=2&MediaFormat=1&LocationID=126 50441 (18min) http://www.learn360.com/Popup/popupPlaye r.aspx?Playlist=944316&ID=227475&Player=1 1&index=2&MediaFormat=1&LocationID=126 50441 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=- i1wMCacHnI (1min Gov. Canada) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=- i1wMCacHnI