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Classifying Resources
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*environmental goods and services may be classified as with renewable and unrenewable resources
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Renewable resources
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*can regenerate, if they are alive, or can be replenished by biochemical cycles if they are non living.
examples: trees |
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Nonrenewable resources
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*can NOT be replenished by natural processes.
examples: fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas. *once they are depleted, they are gone forever. |
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What effects do human activities have on natural resources?
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*human activities can affect the quality and supply of the renewable resources such as land, forests, fisheries, air, fresh water.
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