The document discusses different types of natural resources including renewable resources like soil, water, plants, and animals and nonrenewable resources like fossil fuels, metals, and minerals. It also discusses human, capital, and energy resources. Some key points are: - Renewable resources can replenish themselves while nonrenewable resources are limited and will run out over time. - Resources are unevenly distributed globally, which can lead to economic interdependence, conflict, or imperialism between countries. - How a society uses its resources depends on cultural values and priorities like economic development or environmental conservation. - New technologies can create new demands for certain resources like computers increasing demand for skilled labor.