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TOPIC 17 ECUADOR´S NATURAL RESOURCES
GEOGRAPHY
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Four regions: Coast, Andes Highlands, Amazon and Galapagos.
Andes mountains: creates a diversity of valleys, different types of soils, ecologic floors, and micro climates.
Climate: a high rainfall and a uniform temperature
TOURISM
Primary forest need to be protected.
Deforestation and illegal commercialization.
Deforestation and illegal commercialization.
Ecotourism
Agrotourism
National Parks - Natural Reserves
MINING AND OIL
Ecuador's mining resources are very valuable. The country has largemineral reserves located above all in the southern region of the Andes mountain
Exploitation of gold is highlighted in the provinces of El Oro, Azuay and ZamoraChinchipe. In this region deposits of copper, silver, iron and other metals have been detected.
Oil is another of Ecuador's great natural resources. Oil exploitationprovides the State with the most important revenues of the economy.
WATER RESOURCES
Water as a future and vital resource
Ecuador has large reservoirs of water in its many rivers, lagoons and wetlands.
Water is an increasingly valued resource in the world. It is strategic for the future of each country. Lack of it is a source of conflict and dispute. The planetregisters a large population and growing, which is increasingly dependent on water, whose sources are not widened in the same proportion.
The water resources are used for agricultural irrigation, provision of potable water and the generation of hydropower, which provides energy to cities, meet the needs of households and mobilize themachinery of Companies. Our country can also use wind-generated energy wind
energy, solar energy and geothermal energy.
