Air, water and land- most crucial for sustaining the living world on the earth and for fulfilling the basic needs, these we refer to as natural resource.
Natural resources are usually either renewable or non-renewable. The former refer to those resources that can renew themselves in time. These include living resources like forests or non-living ones like wind, water, solar energy. Non-renewable resources, as the name implies, are those that can no longer be tapped once the available stock at a site is exhausted. Once we use them, there isn't any more. Mineral resources are non-renewable. Fossil fuels, which are formed from the fossilized remains of prehistoric organisms, are also considered non-renewable even though they can renew themselves given a few million years.Fossil fuels currently account for about 90 percent of the world's energy consumption. They provide around 66% of the world's electrical power, and 95% of the world's total energy demands, such as, for heating, transport, electricity generation and so on.
Our consumption of fossil fuels has nearly doubled about every 20 years, which is quite an alarming statistic, given that their levels are running dangerously low. Natural renewable resources, such as wind and water, have been used throughout history, and till recently were a predominant energy source. In many developing countries, biomass remains the primary energy source for much of the population.Renewable sources have the advantage of producing lower emissions of carbon dioxide, and reducing reliance on fossil fuels.The resources not only add to our lives, but also serve the realm of progress.
Below I have added some interesting and informative videos for you do watch and share your views!
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I do not owe any of the images or the videos used here in this blog, they have been taken from various resources and below are its links.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LfD_EKze2M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPO2-KCyFvc
https://wwf.panda.org/knowledge_hub/teacher_resources/webfieldtrips/natural_resources/
https://www.bfm.my/whats-in-store-for-malaysias-natural-resources.html
https://traveltips.usatoday.com/famous-waterfalls-hawaii-61044.html
http://eschool.iaspaper.net/conserving-natural-resources/conservation-of-the-natural-resources/
http://www.quotemaster.org/importance+of+natural+resources
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/ocean/earthday.html
