NATURAL RESOURCES OF ECUADOR
DIVERSITY
Ecuador has great Natural resources:
Soil, Vegetation,Flora and fauna, mineral, energetic rersources.
GEOGRAPHY
Ecuador is located in the equator line.
(Andes mountains) Creates diversity of valleys, soils, ecologic floors and microclimates.
Ecuador has 4 regions: Coast, Andes Highlands, Amazon and Galapagos.
Climates:
High rainfall and uniform temperatures.
TOURISM:
Ecuador has forest resources:
National parks/ halure reserves
Ecotourism
Agrotourism
Primary forest need to be protected, for the deforestation and illegal commercialization
Ecuador is relatively small territory, there is a great diversity of landscapes that can be traveled in a short time.
MINING AND OIL
Ecuador´s mining resources are very valuable.
MIneral Reserves located in the southern region of the Andes Mountains.
El Oro,Azuay,Zamora Chinchipe
Deposits of copper, silver, iron and other metals located in the Andean Mountains.
OIL: Ecuadors great natural resources.
WATER RESOURCES
Water is a strategy for each country´s future.
Ecuador has large reservoirs of water in its many rivers, lagoons and wetlands.
Water is used for:
Agricultural Irrigation-Provision of potable water-generation of hydropower.
