Natural Resources Key Terms

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Natural Resources Key Terms

• Natural Resources II
• Mr. Cole

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Natural Resources Key Terms

• Terms we will discuss
• Natural Resources
• Soil Resources
• Water Resources
• Fish and Wildlife Resources

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• (Terms continued)
• Forest Resources
• Energy Resources
• Mineral Resources
• Recreational Resources

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• Natural Resource
• Objects, materials, creatures, or energy found in
  nature that can be used by humans
• Use and value of natural resource can change over
  time

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• Natural Resource (Continued)
• Ex. Whales and Whale Oil
• Ex. Water and Water Power

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• Soil Resources
• 2.26 billion acres in the U.S.
• 385 million is useable for crop production, much
  less than that is good farm land

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• Soil Resources (continued)
• Soil Issues
• Top soil erosion
• Conversion of farmland to other uses

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• Water Resources
• Covers 70 of the earths surface
• Americans use 300 billion gallons a day
• Uses
• Consumption (animal, plant or human)
• Power (electrical generation)
• Transportation (river barges)

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• Fish and Wildlife Resources
• In terms of
• Food value
• Recreational Value
• Environmental Value
• Economic Value

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• Forest Resources
• 738 million acres of forest
• 1/3 noncommercial
• 2/3 commercial
• Through proper management the Forestry industry
  produces more timber on less land

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• Forest Resources (continued)
• Mature forests
• Old growth
• Dominated by nature
• Slow growing

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• Energy Resources
• The sun
• Wind
• Coal
• Petroleum and petroleum products

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• Mineral Resources
• Iron
• Copper
• Aluminum
• Zinc

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• Recreational Resources
• Forests
• Lakes
• Parks
• Game animals