THE USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES

Renewable resources

Non-renewable resources

Demand for water

Fertile soil

Forest

renewable resources

Logging/forest fires

demand for these products is so great

resources must not be wasted

nonrenewable resources

fresh water

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Fresh water image

availability of drinking water

are fundamental

existence and renewal depend on rational use

important

is used

livestock image

basis of the global food supply

agriculture

overexploitation

Excessive use

less fertile

make land disappear altogether

emitted by

are necessary to

important source of resources

such as wood

essential to the absorption of CO2

industrial processes

everyday activities

maintain plant

animal biodiversity

generate oxygen

become

natural lungs'

recreational areas

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forests are threatened renewable resources due abusive exploitation

expose the ground to weather conditions

uprooting

displacement

soil erosion

equatorial forests

tropical forests image

lifestyle based on consumerism

high global population

Intense industrial/economic development

such as

hydrocarbons

mining resources image

ripe for exploration and exploitation

increased level of oil resources

used in energy production

lead to non-renewable resources

used completely

it's essential that we find alternatives

to produce the energy that we need

renewable

scarce supply on our planet

no alternative

necessary for life

most threatened resources

Pollution and overexploitation of aquifers

to its consumption

serious dangers

doesn't depend on the country being dry or wet

on its level of development

don't worry that it's a renewable good that must be conserved

domestic consumption

don't worry about scarcity of water

inadequate watering systems in farming

recreational spaces that consume vast amounts of water