Natural Resources

NATURAL RESOURCES
 Not made by people; rather they are found

freely in nature.
 Use all things to survive or satisfy our needs.

Type of Natural Resources
Direction: Use the chart below to classify each resource as RENEWABLE or NON-RENEWABLE.
Write your answer on the corresponding column.
RENEWABLE NON-RENEWABLE
RESOURCES RESOURCES
RENEWABLE RESOURCES
resources that can
be replaced,
renewed, replenished
or regenerated in a
short period of time.
NONRENEWABLE RESOURCES
•Exists in a fixed quantity
and can be depleted
much faster than they
are formed.
•New stores of these
resources may not be
available again for
several thousands or
even millions of years.
B: CONCEPT MAPPING
Direction: Complete the Concept Map by filling-up the blank boxes with the correct word/s from the list below.
Nonrenewable
The Philippines is rich in
natural resources. We
have fertile, arable land,
high diversity of plants
and animals, extensive
coastlines, and rich
mineral deposits.
Natural gas, coal, geothermal energy, wind and water.

Identify the human activities that affect the natural resources
1 2 3 4 5
A. use of chemical fertilizers B. logging C. mining and quarrying

D. Overfishing E. use of plastics
List of Human Activities and its effects to Natural Resources
Emission of Carbon Dioxide and other Greenhouse Gases
Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and methane
are human-induced through the
combustion of fossil fuels and the use of
man-made products. The impacts of this
emission are felt by people globally. Global
temperatures cause sea-level rise and
extreme weather events like heatwaves,
flooding, tsunamis, and droughts.
The burning of fossil fuels increases the amount of carbon dioxide in the
atmosphere and leads to depletion of atmosphere and fuel sources.
Overhunting and overfishing
Overhunting and overfishing have caused a
reduction in the diversity of plant and animal
species on Earth. Overfishing threatened many
marine species and may lead to extinction. When
too many fish are taken out of the ocean it
creates an imbalance and leads to a loss of other
important marine life. It usually takes a long time
to recover from the damage. Animals are often
hunted for their valuable skins, plumage, horns,
and meat.
These human activities do not give a chance for the organisms to grow and develop.
These may also inhibit the opportunity to reproduce and be replenished in a natural way.
Logging
Logging is the process of cutting, processing,
and moving trees to a location for transport. It may
include skidding, on-site processing, and loading of
trees or logs onto trucks or skeleton cars. Trees are
being cut down for timber to make furniture and
paper and paper products. Some of these practices
may result to deforestation and increases the
possibility for flooding due to soil erosion. Some
living organisms lose their habitats and migrate to
other areas, affecting the balance of local
populations.
Use of Chemical Fertilizers
The injection of vast amounts of
phosphorous and nitrogen nutrients
into natural soils, land, and water
systems due to fertilizer use. The use
of too many chemical fertilizers may
destroy the quality of the soil. The
toxicity of chemicals brought by using
chemical fertilizers may harm the
lives of both humans and other living
organisms.
Water Pollution
Nitrates from organic fertilizers, phosphates
from detergents, organic wastes, and solid
wastes are the main pollutants of
freshwater. Nitrates and phosphates
accumulate and cause eutrophication.
Eutrophication decreases the amount of
oxygen present in the water.
Marine waters are usually polluted by oil spills from oil rigs from ships during
transfer across the sea. The oil can be harmful to plant and animal life in the
waters.
Mining and Quarrying
Mining involves taking an economically
useful material from the ground. Substances
that are mined include ores, coal, evaporites,
and precious stones, and metals.
Quarrying is the cutting or digging of stone,

and related materials, from an excavation site
or pit and it usually leaves behind a large hole
in the ground.
As the human population grows, there is a greater demand for minerals. These human
activities may impact to our environment for a loss of natural landscape and biodiversity.
Conservation - to utilize, manage and preserve our natural
resources properly. It requires wise use of natural resources.
When using these resources, we need to make sure that the

environment is not damaged in the process.
The aims of conservation include the following:
1. To ensure the continued availability of resources for future

generations; and
2. To protect and maintain the quality of ecosystems that provide
these resources.
VARIOUS WAYS TO CONSERVE RESOURCES
1. CONSERVE WATER 3. REUSE, REDUCE and
RECYCLE
2. SAVE ENERGY
REMEMBER!
To conserve natural resources is to protect
or use them wisely without wasting them
or using them up completely.
THE LIVES OF FUTURE GENERATION

DEPENDS ON HOW YOU USE THE
NATURAL RESOURCES TODAY.

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NATURAL RESOURCES

 Not made by people; rather they are found

 Use all things to survive or satisfy our needs.

Natural gas, coal, geothermal energy, wind and water.

A. use of chemical fertilizers B. logging C. mining and quarrying

Quarrying is the cutting or digging of stone,

When using these resources, we need to make sure that the

The aims of conservation include the following:

1. To ensure the continued availability of resources for future

THE LIVES OF FUTURE GENERATION

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