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| Renewable Natural Resources and Nonrenewable Natural Resources |
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| Renewable Natural Resources |
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Definition
| Nature can replenish these resources fairly rapidly as long as they are not depleted in the short term |
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| Examples of Renewable Natural Resources |
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Definition
Direct solar energy
Energy of winds, tides, flowing water
Fertile Soil
Clean air
Fresh water
Biological diversity (forests, food crops, fishes) |
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| Nonrenewable Natural Resources |
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Definition
| Natural processes do not replenish nonrenewable resources within a reasonable time period on the human scale |
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| Examples of Nonrenewable Natural Resources |
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Definition
Metallic minerals ( gold, tin )
Non metallic minerals ( salt, phosphates, stone )
fossil fuels ( coal, oil, natural gas ) |
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