Resource distribution means how resources are spread out across a geographic area.

Energy is the power used to make things work, for example to provide heat or light or to operate machinery.

Minerals are chemical substances that are formed naturally and are found in the ground or in rocks.

Renewable means that something can be re-used and will not be used up or run out.

Introducing natural resources

Geography

Identifying renewable and non-renewable energy sources

Global food production and its impacts

Economic minerals and their uses

Wood and its many uses

Water: our essential resource

This unit supports 'South America: Why does the Amazon matter?' and learning about why the Amazon matters, with its vast natural resources of water, forests and biodiversity, and to 'Energy: How do we power the world?', which explores energy in more detail.

This builds on 'Local area: Why are trees and forests important?', learning about the value of trees as a natural resource in the local area to learn about different types of natural resources globally, their unequal distribution, and some of the threats they face or pose.

This unit introduces natural resources, including food, water, minerals and energy. Pupils explore where different resources are found, how they are used, and the effects of this use on people and the environment.

Natural resources: what are they, where are they found, why are they important?

materials produced by the environment that humans can make use of

something that will not be used up or run out

Match each keyword to its correct definition.

Which of these sources of energy are renewable?

Natural resources are {{}} distributed around the world.

Which of these natural resources are essential for life?

In what ways can oil be useful to our lives?

Which of the following items are found naturally?

Places that are all around us and have been built by humans.

Places that are found naturally, without humans building them.

People need access to __________ and __________ to live.

Which of the items below require energy to work?

Which continent is missing from this list?
Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America.

Which continent in the world has the biggest land size?

Introducing natural resources

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