Natural Resources and Conservation

Different places on Earth have their own groups of natural resources. Some countries have a lot of oil or diamonds other have rich soil and thick forest, or many plants and animals.

• All countries have the same natural resources.
• Natural resources are only found in tropical regions.
• Geographical features do not affect resource distribution.
• Countries have different natural resources based on their geographical features.

People are not able to live without air, water, soil, trees or sunlight. These elements are natural resources.

• Natural resources are optional for life.
• Natural resources are harmful to health.
• Natural resources can be easily replaced by technology.
• Natural resources are essential for life.

We need to conserve our natural resources because our health, jobs and survival depend on them.

• We need to conserve our natural resources.
• We should exploit our natural resources.
• Conserving resources is not important for jobs.
• Natural resources have no impact on our health.

Resources such as soil, minerals and oil can take thousands if not millions of years to form. These resources are nonrenewable for the reason that people use them faster than what they form.

• Nonrenewable resources are formed faster than they are consumed.
• Nonrenewable resources are consumed faster than they can be formed.
• Nonrenewable resources can be replenished quickly.
• Renewable resources take millions of years to form.

Renewable resources such as sunlight, water and air cannot be finished. However, pollution can affect its quality.

• Pollution has no impact on renewable resources.
• Renewable resources can be depleted over time.
• Pollution can affect the quality of renewable resources.
• Sunlight and air are not considered renewable resources.

Air is needed for all thing to live, air is a renewable resource, because plants, trees and small ocean creatures called phytoplankton create oxygen.

• Air is a renewable resource.
• Oxygen is harmful to living things.
• Air is a finite resource.
• Plants do not produce oxygen.

Deforestation reduces the amount of oxygen that is in the air and prevents carbon dioxide from being removed.

• Deforestation has no effect on oxygen levels.
• Deforestation reduces oxygen and increases carbon dioxide.
• Deforestation improves air quality by reducing carbon dioxide.
• Deforestation increases oxygen and decreases carbon dioxide.

Soil is a nonrenewable resource, as it takes around 500 years to form a centimeter of soil.

• Soil forms in less than 50 years.
• Soil is a renewable resource.
• Soil is a nonrenewable resource.
• Soil is an infinite resource.

Animals replace themselves by reproducing, so they are a renewable resource.

• Animals do not reproduce in the same way as plants
• True
• Only some animals are renewable resources
• False

The Earth's Natural resources such as food, water and forest are being used up very quickly.

• The Earth's natural resources are being restored sustainably.
• The Earth's natural resources are abundant and limitless.
• The Earth's natural resources are being depleted unsustainably.
• The Earth's natural resources are being used more efficiently than ever.