supplied in nature like water or minerals BACK
matter or energy that is useful to man (Water is an abundant natural resource found beneath the Pinelands.)
Anything that is provided by nature, such as deposits of minerals, quality of land, old-growth forests, fish populations, etc. The availability of particular natural resources is an important determinant of comparative advantage and trade in products that depend on them. Natural resources constitute one of the primary factors of production.
A material which is found naturally in the environment and is used for food or energy or to produce other materials. eg coal, timber.
any aspect of the environment that species depend on for their survival. People depend on natural resources such as land, soil, energy and fresh water.
Materials in nature, like trees, that are necessary for life. Resources provide ingredients for food, fuel, and goods.
naturally occurring material such as soil, wood, air, water, oil or minerals. They are valuable to people, plants, and wildlife.
resources (actual and potential) supplied by nature
a resource that comes from the earth or its environment
a material that comes from the earth
Something that is found naturally on the earth. Things like wood, water, gold and silver are natural resources.
A physical or biological resource available in the natural environment.
(e.g., tree biomass, fresh water, fish) whose supply can essentially never be exhausted, usually because it is continuously produced.
material on Earth that is necessary or useful to people
the land and water features of the Earth that are used to meet a need
Natural resources refers to land, fish, wildlife, biota, air, water, ground water, drinking water supplies, and other such resources belonging to, managed by, held in trust by, appertaining to, or otherwise controlled by the United States (including the resources of the exclusive economic zone), any State or local government or Indian tribe, or any foreign government.
land, water and atmosphere, their mineral, vegetable and other components, and includes flora and fauna on or in them.
Materials that come from the earth and can be used by living things, for example: water, oil, and minerals. One reason that trees are an important natural resource is that their wood is used to build houses and to make paper.
A material source of wealth, such as timber, fresh water, or a mineral deposit, that occurs in a natural state and has economic value.
Natural resources are naturally occurring substances that are considered valuable in their relatively unmodified (natural) form. A commodity is generally considered a natural resource when the primary activities associated with it are extraction and purification, as opposed to creation. Thus, mining, petroleum extraction, fishing, and forestry are generally considered natural-resource industries, while agriculture is not.
