Natural Resources

What are natural resources?

• Air, water and soil.
• Plants and Animals.
• Raw Materials (minerals).
• Space and Land.
• Wind, Tidal, Solar Energy.

Renewable resources are usually living and can renew themselves.
Example: trees (forests and woodlands) crops, and livestock like fish. Water and soil are non-living renewable sources.

The tides, solar power and the wind can be classed as flow renewable resources. They are all renewable but they do not need regeneration or re-growth.

Non-renewable resources are those which cannot be replaced once they are used up or harvested. This includes fossil-fuels, coal and petroleum.

Drying your laundry outside

Growing your own fruit and vegetables

Using solar electricity.

Using water butts.

Reusable Bags