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Natural
Man-Made
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MM
Renewable (circle letter)
RESOURCES
Natural vs. Man-Made
Types of Resources
Natural Resources
Man-Made Resources
• Materials that are
naturally found in
the environment
• Can be living or
nonliving
• Materials that are
NOT naturally found
in the environment
• Also known as
“synthetic”
resources
NATURAL
RESOURCES
Renewable vs.
Nonrenewable
Natural Resources
Renewable
Nonrenewable
•Can be living or nonliving
•Materials that are naturally
found in the environment
•Not the result of human creation
Definitions:
Renewable
Resources that
CAN be replaced
or refilled by
natural
processes.
Nonrenewable
Resources that
CANNOT be
replaced or
refilled by
natural
processes.
Examples:
Renewable
• Water
• Sunlight
• Plants
• Animals
• Wind
• Rocks
Nonrenewable
• Minerals
• Metals
• Fossil fuels: coal,
oil, natural gas
Fossil Fuels:
Nonrenewable
Resources created from the remains
of once-living organisms from
hundreds of millions of years ago.
Amount:
Renewable
Theoretically,
there is an
“unlimited”
amount of these
resources
Nonrenewable
There is a limited
amount of
nonrenewable
resources - once
used up, are
forever gone.
IMPORTANT!
Renewable
Renewable resources can become
nonrenewable resources if they are
used up faster than they can be
replaced.
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Natural
Man-Made
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Renewable (circle letter)
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