Natural Resources in Asia

What are natural resources?

• materials provided by the Earth that humans can use.

• materials provided by space that we can use.

• tools and skills that people use for needs and wants

• Objects made by human beings.

What are the two types of natural resources?

• renewable and non-renewable
• Resourceful and nonresourceful

• Reusable and non-reusable

• None of the above

Oil and gas can be used to power what?

; the removal of salt from sea water

What does O.P.E.C stand for?

• Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

• Organization of Public Energy Corporations

• Organization of Private Export Companies

• None of the above

Oil/gas is a necessary natural resource, how is it good for the environment? How is it bad for the environment?

What year was oil discovered?

• 1650

• 1200s

• 1900s

• 2000s

Asia solved water problems by creating a new technology called:

• Electric pumps

• Gas pumps

• Water pumps

• Air pumps

The four key resources in Asia are:

• Water, Oil, Minerals and Timber

• Water, Sand, Air and Timber

• Air, Grass, Soil, Water

• None of the above

Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?

• Trees

• Sun

• Coal

• Wind