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What are Our Natural Resources?

Students will be able to identify what a natural resource is and how they can be

beneficial for you. This is will accomplished by making a personal shield of arms.

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Introduction

• In earlier times, people did not have the technology to see beyond the horizon

• The apparently limitless nature of the world led people to believe that natural resources were endless, boundless, and inexhaustible

• The world population of humans has surged in the past couple of centuries

• Many people continue to treat nature’s gifts as endless, boundless, and inexhaustible

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What is a Natural Resource?

• Not produced by humans• Useful in our lives• Useful function• Energy forms• Human ingenuity

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What is a Natural Resource?

USEFUL CHANGES

• Potential is not constant• Not resources in earlier times• Nuclear energy• Gasoline• Metal alloys• Electricity

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Soil Resources

LAND AREA

• 2.26 billion acres (U.S.)• Soil’s enemy is erosion• Priorities for land use• Food production• Manufacturing

• Complex problem

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Water Resources

MANAGING WATER RESOURCES

• Earth’s surface is 70% water• Water versus usable water• Always traveling back to the sea

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Water Resources

WATER AS A SOURCE OF POWER

• Early source of power• Carried logs• Boats• Waterwheels

• Every day Americans use 300 billion gallons

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Water Resources

CONTROL OF EXCESS RUNOFF

• Water that falls on land• Streams• Back to the sea• Remains part of

hydrologic cycle• Potential natural

resource

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Fish and Wildlife Resources

WILDLIFE AS A NATURAL RESOURCE

• Can reproduce itself• Still of value• Pleasure• Meat• Insect-destroying ability

• Revenue from hunting and fishing

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Fish and Wildlife Resources

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION

• Ecotourism• Non-hunting public• Observe wild

creatures• Preservation

• Threatened species• Endangered• Rare

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Forest Resources

• 1607— Half our land area forested• 70 percent of that area still forested• One-third is noncommercial forest• Two-thirds is usable for commercial forestry

• Farming • Construction

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Forest Resources

MATURE FORESTS

• Trees start growing slowly• Takes centuries• Young forests • Produce wood• Wildlife populations

• Trees are renewable

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ENERGY RESOURCES

• Sun• Wind• Coal• Oil• Natural gas

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MINERALS

• Not as vital• Still need conservation• Vast undiscovered mineral reserves• Exceed what we already discovered

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RECREATIONAL RESOURCES

• Relaxing• Inspirational• Unspoiled nature• Clean water to swim• Unlittered hiking trails• Clean parks to camp

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Assignment

• You will need to choose 4 of the resources that we covered and explain the following on you shield of arms:– What is the resource name– What is that resource– Why is that resource important to you. – It must be colored and creative

• Resources we covered:– Forests, Soil, Water, Fish and wildlife, Sun, Wind, Coal, Oil,

natural gas, Outdoor recreation, and minerals.