Resources are products or materials that humans use to survive and satisfy needs. Resources can be natural, coming directly from nature like water, air and sunlight, or man-made through human creation using natural resources as inputs, such as cars, clothing, tools and computers. Natural resources are extracted from nature and transformed by humans into man-made resources.

1. What is a resource?

2. Resources are those products or
materials that we use to ensure our
survival and to satisfy our needs.

3. Resources can be natural (from nature)
or man made (made by humans).

4. Many of our natural resources come
from nature including water, air,
sunlight, wood and minerals.

5. Natural resources are taken by
people and turned into 'man made
resources'. Examples of resources
include cars, clothing, tools and
computers.

6. Natural resources are taken by
people and turned into 'man made
resources'. Examples of resources
include cars, clothing, tools and
computers.