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NATURAL RESOURCES OF ECUADOR
A DIVERSE AND PRIVILEGED GEOGRAPHY
Ecuador has an extremely diverse and rich geography.
Thanks to:
In the presence of the Andes mountain range
To the 4 regions in which it is divided
A which is located on the equator
To volcanoes
To valleys
To climate
MINING AND OIL
Are:
Very valuable
In:
The provinces of El Oro, Azuay and Zamora Chinchipe
Examples:
Copper, silver, iron, oil and other metals
They provide:
To the State the most important income
But:
Some of the oil wells are located in protected areas and their exploitation would jeopardize the delicate ecological equilibrium.
WATER AS A FUTURE AND VITAL RESOURCE
Is:
An increasingly valued resource in the world
Strategic for the future of all
Source of conflict and dispute
Ecuador has large reservoirs of water
In:
Rivers
Lagoons
Wetlands
It's used on:
Agricultural irrigation
Provision of potable water
Generation of hydropower
FOREST AND ECOTURISM.
That:
Are threatened by indiscriminate logging and illegal marketing
Therefore:
Some were declared "national parks" or "nature reserves"
The country is attractive for tourism because in a relatively small territory there is a great diversity of landscapes that can be explored in a short time.
For example:
Galápagos
