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What is the main reason natural resources are often seen in terms of economic value?
What is the main reason natural resources are often seen in terms of economic value?
Why are people considered an integral part of the environment?
Why are people considered an integral part of the environment?
What distinguishes renewable natural resources from nonrenewable ones?
What distinguishes renewable natural resources from nonrenewable ones?
Renewable natural resources are always more valuable than nonrenewable ones.
Renewable natural resources are always more valuable than nonrenewable ones.
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People's livelihoods do not depend on natural resources.
People's livelihoods do not depend on natural resources.
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The energy of the sun is not considered a natural resource.
The energy of the sun is not considered a natural resource.
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Study Notes
- Natural resources are assets obtained from the environment, including water, soil, plants, wind, animals, minerals, the energy of the sun, and more.
- People's livelihoods depend on natural resources, making them economically valuable.
- Humans are an integral part of the environment and cannot survive without water, air, soil, and minerals.
- A distinction is made between renewable and nonrenewable natural resources.
- Renewable natural resources can be replenished naturally, such as water, plants, and wind, while nonrenewable resources cannot be replenished, such as minerals and fossil fuels.
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Test your knowledge on the concept of natural resources, including their economic value, renewable and nonrenewable types, and their crucial role in sustaining livelihoods and the environment.