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
advanced countries
Fresh water
availability of drinking water
are fundamental
existence and renewal depend on rational use
important
is used
livestock
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
lifestyle based on consumerism
high global population
Intense industrial/economic development
such as
hydrocarbons
mining resources
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