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Natural Resources of Ecuador - Coggle Diagram
Natural Resources of Ecuador
A diverse and privileged geography
Our country has great natural resources
Oil, vegetation, and fauna, mineral and energetic resources
Geography is extremely diverse and rich
Located on the equator line
Large extensions of tropical vegetation on the coast
Extensive Amazonian plains
Andes mountains
Frequent tourism
Forest and Ecotourism
Primary forests
Some are protected
Declared "national parks" or "nature reserves"
Threatened by indiscriminate logging and illegal marketing
They must be preserved
Relatively small territory there is a great diversity of landscapes that can be traveled
in a short time
Tourism is a good source of income for the country
Mining and oil
Large mineral reserves
Gold is highlighted in the provinces of El Oro, Azuay and Zamora Chinchipe
Oil exploitation provides the State with the most important revenues of the economy
Water as a future and vital resourse
Ecuador has large reservoirs of water in its many rivers, lagoons and wetlands.
Will preserve the future of the Ecuadorian population
Must be managed in a planned, technical and equitable way
Used for agricultural irrigation
Provision of potable water and the generation of hydropower
Our country can also use wind-generated energy (wind energy), solar energy and geothermal energy.