Natural Resources
Natural resources are naturally occurring materials which can be used by humans e.g. oil.
There are two types: renewable and non-renewable resources.
There are two types: renewable and non-renewable resources.
1. Renewable resources
These are resources which can be used over and over again because they renew themselves e.g. wind power, solar power, water power.
2. Non-renewable resources
These are resources that disappear once they have been used e.g. oil, coal or iron.
The problem is that these non-renewable resources are being used up at an alarming rate and one day they could run out completely.
If oil ran out then we would not have petrol for cars, plastics, road surfaces and chemical foodstuffs.
The problem is that these non-renewable resources are being used up at an alarming rate and one day they could run out completely.
If oil ran out then we would not have petrol for cars, plastics, road surfaces and chemical foodstuffs.