This document discusses natural resources and how humans use and impact the environment. It defines natural resources and categorizes them as recyclable, renewable, and nonrenewable. Fossil fuels are described as nonrenewable resources formed from ancient plants and animals. Human uses of land and resources are organized into three levels: direct use (hunting, fishing), basic manufacturing, and service industries. Developed nations rely more on industry, goods, and services while developing nations focus on subsistence farming and living off the land. The document notes that human activities like deforestation and global warming negatively impact the environment.

1. Natural Resources
● Natural Resource: is
any useful material
found in the
environment.
– Soil
– Water
– Minerals
– Vegetation
● Anything that helps
meet people's needs..

2. Different types of resources
1. Recyclable Resource:
Resources that cycle naturally
throughout the environment. (water
cycle)
2. Renewable Resources: A
resource that can be replaced in a
timely manner. (corn, livestock)
3. Nonrenewable Resources When
they are used up, they cannot be
replaced in a timely manner.
(minerals, coal, natural gas,
petroleum/oil)

3. Fossil Fuels
● Fossil Fuels were
created over millions of
years from the remains
of prehistoric plants and
animals.
● These fuels are no
longer being created.
(nonrenewable)
● Examples: coal,
natural gas,
petroleum.

4. How people use the Land..
● People across the world use
their land and natural
resources in different ways.
● We categorize these
different ways into three
stages.
– First-Level Activities
– Second-Level Activities
– Third Level Activities

5. First-Level Activities
● At this level people
use land and
resources directly to
make products.
– Hunt, cut wood, mine, fish
● As the world
develops fewer and
fewer people are at
this level.

6. Second-Level Activities
● At this level people turn
raw materials into
things they use.
– Farmer takes his corn
crop to a mill and have it
turned in to corn meal.
● Raw materials are
manufactured into a
finished product.
Corn Mill

7. Third-Level Activities
● At the third level, goods
are no longer being
made, but rather a
service is being provided.
● More industrial nations
require service
industries.
● Service industry—
providing a service rather
than producing a good or
service.

8. Developing vs. Developed
Nations
● Developed Nations
– Lots of Industry
– ¼ of the world
– Use goods made in factories.
– Consume a great deal of raw
materials.
– Most live in towns/cities.
– Most have food & water
– Good healthcare & Education
– Commercial Farming
Problems: Unemployment,
environmental problems, shortage of
natural resources
● Developing Nations
– Little Industry
– Majority of the word's
population.
– Subsistence Farming
– Live off the land.
– Little wealth
– Many hunters-gathers.
Problems: disease, food shortages,
unsafe water, poor education and
health services, and changing
governments.

9. People's Effect on the
Environment
● Deforestation
● Global Warming

10. People's Effect on the
Environment
● Deforestation
● Global Warming