Natural Resources
This is a resource found in nature.
What is a natural resource?
This is NOT a way to conserve forests.
What is deforestation?
Cutting down too many trees is called this.
What is deforestation?
These are workers and their skills.
What are human resources?
This is a resource that can be replaced naturally.
What is a renewable resource?
This renewable resource is essential for survival.
What is water?
Using water wisely to prevent waste is called this.
What is water conservation?
Overusing or polluting natural resources is called this.
What is misuse of resources?
Having a job is called this.
What is employment?
Gold, bauxite, and oil are examples of these.
What are minerals?
This is a resource that cannot be replaced easily.
What is a non-renewable resource?
To protect natural resources, we must do this to them.
What is conserve?
This is a consequence of the misuse of water resources.
What are shortages?
A person who does not have a job is this.
What is unemployed?
The total number of people living in a country is called this.
What is the population?
The sun provides this as a natural resource.
What are light and energy?
This can happen when natural resources are misused.
What is they become polluted or disappear?
These become polluted or disappear when natural resources are misused.
What are natural resources?
This is how employment benefits a country.
What is it helps people earn money/benefits the economy?
The Caribbean region has a large supply of these.
What are forests and water?
Name three examples of non-renewable resources.
What are coal, oil, and natural gas/petroleum?
Besides using less water, name another way to conserve resources.
What is recycling or planting trees?
Name two ways humans misuse natural resources.
What are overusing/polluting resources?
The total number of people living in a country.
What is the population?
This is why saving water is important.
What is to prevent shortages?