{"id":1715,"date":"2020-10-16T21:41:36","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T21:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=1715"},"modified":"2024-01-23T14:07:18","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T14:07:18","slug":"what-is-a-natural-resource","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-a-natural-resource\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a natural resource?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1715\" class=\"elementor elementor-1715\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0835ece elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0835ece\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1752 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-a-natural-resource\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is a natural resource?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1751 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/types-of-natural-resources\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Types of natural resources<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1750 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/role-of-natural-resources\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Role of natural resources<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1749 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/distribution-of-natural-resources\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Distribution of natural resources<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1748 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/threats-to-natural-resources\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Threats to natural resources<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1747 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/problems-of-natural-resources\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Problems of natural resources<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1746 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/resource-recovery\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Resource recovery<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1745 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/natural-resource-conservation\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Natural resource conservation<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1744 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/natural-resource-factsheet\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Natural resource factsheet<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b4e2a2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6b4e2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2ad088 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"f2ad088\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n 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(NR)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1decc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1decc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_1809\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1809\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1809\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/earths-natural-resources.jpg\" alt=\"Earth's natural resources\" width=\"300\" height=\"257\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1809\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Earth&#8217;s natural resources<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Ever since the earth was inhabited, humans and other life forms have depended on things that exist freely in nature to survive. These things include water (seas and freshwater), land, soils, rocks, forests (vegetation), animals (including fish), fossil fuels, and minerals. They are called Natural Resources and are the basis of life on earth.<\/p><p>All these mentioned above are natural, and they exist in nature. No human created them. We tap into their supply to survive and also to function properly. Natural resources are all connected in some way. Therefore if one part was taken away, it would affect the supply or quality of all others. For example, if the water is eliminated from an area, the vegetation, soils, animals and even the air in that area would be affected negatively.<\/p><p>Below is a simple illustration of some great things that we get from some natural resources.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_1808\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1808\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1808\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/where-do-raw-materials-come-from.jpg\" alt=\"Where do natural resources come from?\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/where-do-raw-materials-come-from.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/where-do-raw-materials-come-from-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1808\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Where do natural resources come from?<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Natural resources can be consumed directly or indirectly. For instance, humans depend directly on forests for food, biomass, health, recreation, and increased living comfort. Indirectly forests act as climate control, flood control, storm protection, and nutrient cycling.<\/p><p><b>Raw materials<\/b><br \/>Sometimes, natural resources can be used as raw materials to produce something. For instance, we can use a tree from the forest to produce timber. The timber is then used to produce wood for furniture or pulp for paper and paper products. In this scenario, the tree is the raw material.<\/p><p>Every item in your home is produced from a raw material that came from a natural resource. The tea mug, electricity at home, bread, clothes, you name them: each of them came from a natural resource.<\/p><p>Natural resources come in many forms. They may be solids, liquids, or gases. They may also be organic or inorganic. They may also be metallic or non-metallic. 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