Natural resources

Natural ResourcesUnit 1 – Lesson 3

Natural ResourcesNatural resource – something in the environment that people can use

Natural ResourcesNatural Resources

PROCESSED

RAW MATERIALS

Natural Resourceswheat

Harvested

Using ResourcesIndustry – form of businessExample: manufacturing –making products to sell

The automobile industry manufactures cars.

Using ResourcesProducts – things people make or grow

Farmers grow apple trees. The apples are the product they sell.

Using ResourcesCapital Resources – things that people make in order to produce products.Examples – tools, machines, and factory buildings

Using Resources

Agriculture – using soil to raise crops or animals

Renewable and Nonrenewable ResourcesConserve – use resources carefully

Renewable and Nonrenewable ResourcesRenewable Resource – a natural resource that can be replaced

Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

Nonrenewable Resources – natural resources that CANNOT be replaced

A Most Valuable ResourceHuman Resources – people who make products or provide services