Posted: March 6th, 2017

Explain what natural resources are and list examples. Natural resources are resources in the environment that have not been disturbed by mankind. By resource, one refers to any physical entity which has limited availability.

Explain what natural resources are and list examples.

Natural resources are resources in the environment that have not been disturbed by mankind. By resource, one refers to any physical entity which has limited availability. These resources occur in their natural form. Few examples of natural resources are:

Air, wind, and atmosphere,  Plants (Flora), Animals (Fauna), Agronomy (the science of using plants for food, fuel, feed, and fiber), Wildlife Forestry and ,Agro-forestry , Coal and fossil fuels Range, and pasture Soils, Water, oceans, lakes, and rivers.

Something that people generally aren’t aware of is that everything we use in everyday life is derived from natural resources For example, milk, which comes from cows, makes animals a natural resource. Vegetables that come from plants, salt which is a mineral, are some of the other natural resources. Wood that we get from tree is a natural resource. It can be used to build a house, make paper, burn in fireplaces and in stoves for cooking, etc.