Natural

Resources
Chapter 5
Section 1
 What are Natural
Resources
• Natural Resources- useful
material found in the
environment
• Water, minerals, vegetation
• Raw Materials- natural
resources that must be changed
to be useful
– Ex. Trees into paper
• Renewable Resources
– Renewable resources-
resources that can be replaced

– Water
– Wind
– Solar energy
– Geothermal energy
• Living Resources
– Plants and animals
– Ex. Trees
– Eggs
– Chickens
– Cows
– Living renewable resources must
be managed to ensure they are
not used completely used up
• Nonrenewable Resources
– Nonrenewable Resources-
resources that cannot be replaced
– Ex. Crude oil
– Natural Gas
– Most Minerals
– Collection must be managed
– Substitutes must be developed
– Most can be recycled
• Fossil Fuels
– Fuels created over millions of
years from remains of prehistoric
living things
– Ex. Coal
– Petroleum
– Natural Gas
– They are both renewable and
nonrenewable at the same time
 A Special Resource:
• Energy canEnergy
be gotten from- wind,
sun, fossil fuels,
• Energy is needed in order to make
other natural resources.
• Ex. Trees needs the sun fossil fuel
needed to harvest the trees Water
energy needed to turn it into paper
(falling water can produce energy)
• Energy “Have’s” and “Have
Not’s”
– Energy is needed by everyone, but
not evenly distributed around the
world
– Canada and Norway- lots of water
– Saudi Arabia and Mexico- lots of oil
– U.S. and Japan use more energy than
they produce so they have to buy
energy
• Meeting Future Needs
– Limited fossil fuels
– Atomic energy
– Tidal energy
– Geothermal Energy
– Nuclear Energy
– Conservation is key to making
resources last
– Pollution and population also play a
role in meeting future needs