Writing Assignment: Natural Resources and Population As discussed in this section‚ Earth’s supply of natural resources is changing due to human consumption. This assignment will require you to research one natural resource and then write about your findings and conclusions in a brief paper (5 to 7 paragraphs). 1. Choose one natural resource and conduct research about it. Identify the resource. Where is it found in abundance? Is it renewable or nonrenewable? 2. How do humans use the natural resource? In what ways is it retrieved from nature
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Depletion of Resource Nowadays‚ world population is increasing ‚ this will affect the depletion of our natural resource. Large population increases in the developing world will strain resources and agricultural productivity (Eicher‚2008) .For Instance ‚ as populations grow‚ it may be necessary to convert additional land for agriculture housing development‚ and infrastructure. However‚ we need more products for our daily basic needs or extra needs for the upper class people . When high consumption
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OZONE-LAYER DEPLETION AND NATURAL RESOURCES INTRODUCTION Sometime ago‚ a warning endorsed by more than 1‚600 of the world’s most distinguished scientists‚ including 102 Nobel Prize winner states in part: Human being and the natural world are on collision course. Human activities inflict harsh and often irreversible damaged on the environment and critical resources. If not checked‚ many of our current practices put as serious risk the future that we wish for human society and the plant
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and housing and to continually upgrade the standard of living. Some of the materials needed are renewable resources‚ such as agricultural and forestry products‚ while others are nonrenewable‚ such as minerals. The USGS reported in Materials Flow and Sustainability (1998) that the number of renewable resources is decreasing‚ meanwhile there is an increasing demand for nonrenewable resources. Since 1900 the use of construction materials such as stone‚ sand‚ and gravel‚ has soared. The large-scale
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In recent years‚ the depletion of natural resources has become a major focus of governments and organizations such as the United Nations (UN). This is evident in the UN’s Agenda 21 Section Two which outlines the necessary steps to be taken by countries to sustain their natural resources.[4] The depletion of natural resources is considered to be a sustainable development issue.[5] The term sustainable development has many interpretations‚ most notably the Brundtland Commission’s ’to ensure that it
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Excessive Use of Natural Resources Leads to Depletion In The End. I. Industrial development destroys the environment by left over and residue materials such as: | a. High concentrations of metals; b. Toxic substances and chemically changed minerals; c. Debris and litter; d. Radioactive infected ground at industrial sites. | II. Large-scale soil erosion because surface soil washes away due to influencing water tides and winds streams. | a. Intensive plowing and draining of farm
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OVER POPULATION “Whether we accept it or not‚ this will likely be the century that determines what the optimal human population is for our planet. It will come about in one of two ways: Either we decide to manage our own numbers‚ to avoid a collision of every line on civilization’s graph – or nature will do it for us‚ in the form of famines‚ thirst‚ climate chaos‚ crashing ecosystems‚ opportunistic disease and wars over dwindling resources that finally cut us down to size” – Alan Weisman
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SOVEREIGNTY OVER NATURAL RESOURCES The general assembly adopted the resolution 1803 (XVII) on the permanent sovereignty over natural resource‚ on the 14 of December 1962 by 87 votes in favour to 2 against‚ with 12 abstentions. The general assembly also established the united commission on permanent sovereignty over natural resources on 12 December 1958 under resolution 1314 (XIII). In 1961‚ this commission adopted a draft resolution outlining principles concerning permanent sovereignty over natural resources
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Natural resources are useful materials or substances that exist in the environment like land‚ water‚ sun‚ trees‚ oil‚ minerals‚ etc. Natural resources are generally classified as renewable resources and non-renewable resources. Resource depletion means exhaustion of natural resources in a certain region. When the rate of consumption of these resources exceeds the rate at which they are restored‚ depletion of resources occurs. The utilization of natural resources has increased considerably due to
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Natural resources occur naturally within environments that exist relatively undisturbed by humanity‚ in a natural form. A natural resourceis often characterized by amounts of biodiversity and geodiversity existent in various ecosystems. Natural resources are derived from the environment. Some of them are essential for our survival while most are used for satisfying our needs. Natural resources may be further classified in different ways. Natural resources are materials and components (something
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