Lesson 3 Regions and Resources

What is a natural resource?

• something in the environment that people can use

• how people spend money

• things people want

• people and their skills

What are two examples of natural resources?

• water

• soil

• money

• ideas

• people

What are two examples of products that people sell?

• steel

• oil

• trees

• grass

• clouds

What is an example of a capital resource?

• tractor

• gas

• sunglasses

• shoes

What is a human resource?

• people and their skills

• cars

• the things people make

• things in the enviornment

What are two examples of nonrenewable resources?

• natural gass

• coal

• trees

• oxygen

• video games

If I want to conserve something, I want to _________ it.

• protect

• deplete

• make

• answer

What are two examples of renewable resources?

• trees

• water

• gas

• plastic

• people

What is recycling?

• reusing things we throw away

• making new things

• buying new things

• talking to friends

Natural resources are used to make what?

• trees

• clothes

• books

• food

• oxygen