{"id":1717,"date":"2020-10-16T21:44:09","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T21:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=1717"},"modified":"2024-01-23T12:31:04","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T12:31:04","slug":"role-of-natural-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/role-of-natural-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"The important role of natural resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1717\" class=\"elementor elementor-1717\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-afbd233 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"afbd233\" 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 elementor-element-97018c1\" data-id=\"97018c1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-af20c72 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af20c72\" 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-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-25f8023\" data-id=\"25f8023\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-077efd1 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"077efd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Natural Resources<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\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-a00f410 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"a00f410\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-natural-resources-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type 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-a3ddf60 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a3ddf60\" 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-c9014d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"c9014d9\" 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     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4993435605385515\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6804764118\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a33df59\" data-id=\"a33df59\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3573fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b3573fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why are natural resources so important?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bbfe23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bbfe23\" 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<p>Natural resources are available to sustain the very complex interaction between living things and non-living things. Humans also benefit immensely from this interaction. All over the world, people consume resources directly or indirectly. Developed countries consume more resources than under-developed countries.<\/p>\n<p><i>The world economy uses around 60 billion tonnes of resources each year to produce the goods and services that we all consume. On average, a person in Europe consumes about 36kg of natural resources per day; a person in North America consumes about 90kg per day, a person in Asia consumes about 14kg, and a person in Africa consumes about 10kg of resources per day.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>In what form do people consume natural resources? The three ways include food and drink, housing and infrastructure, and mobility. These three make up more than 60% of resource use.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1816\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1816\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1816\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/foods-and-drinks-from-natural-resources.jpg\" alt=\"Food and drinks are from natural resources\" width=\"300\" height=\"279\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1816\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Food and drinks are from natural resources<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>Food and drink:<\/b><br>It includes agricultural products as well as naturally occurring foods such as fish from freshwater and seas, seeds and nuts, medicines, herbs, and plants. They also include drinking water, as well as water for sanitation and household use. Think of ceramic plates, silverware (spoons, forks, and knives), cans, milk packages, paper, and plastic cups \u2014 they are all made from raw materials that come from our natural resources.<\/p>\n<p><b>Mobility:<\/b><br>It includes automobiles, trains, water vessels, and airplanes, together with all the fuel that powers them. Can you imagine where all the raw materials used in their production came from?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1815\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1815\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1815\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/contruction-materials-from-natural-resources.jpg\" alt=\"Construction and housing materials are from natural resources\" width=\"300\" height=\"279\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1815\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Construction and housing materials are from natural resources<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>Housing and infrastructure:<\/b><br>Think about all the houses, public places, roads, and constructed objects you have in your city or town. Think about all the energy for heating and cooling that we consume in our homes \u2014 can you imagine where all the wood, metals, plastic, stone, and other materials came from?<\/p>\n<p>Beyond these three major areas of resource consumption, we consume much more resources from our environment daily. The role of natural resources in sustaining life on earth is extremely important and we must ensure that we protect the environment and also make it easy for it to replenish itself naturally.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab37868 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab37868\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our research for this topic included these sources:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0b4dee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0b4dee\" 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<p><em>1. OVERCONSUMPTION? Our use of the world\u00b4s natural resources. 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Types of natural resources Role of natural resources Distribution of natural resources Threats to natural resources Problems of natural resources Resource recovery Natural resource conservation Natural resource factsheet Why are natural resources so important? 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