Natural Resources

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Why are trees a natural resource?

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We use them to make paper, lumber, and other products.

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What is a resource?

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something we can use

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Water is

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renewable

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Coal is

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nonrenewable

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Any valuable material of geologic origin that can be extracted from the earth

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natural resources

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Are replaced through natural processes at a rate that is equal to or greater than the rate at which they are used, and depletion

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Renewable

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Are exhaustible and are extracted faster than the rate at which they formed

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nonrenewable

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Residents of these countries consume fewer goods, generally have a more moderate standard of living and have less cash/influence to buy/lease equipment.

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Developing

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Formed from the decayed remains of land plants in a swamp

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coal

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Which of the following is NOT a natural resource? Options: iPads, Trees, Wind, Fossil fuels

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iPads