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* Natural resources that

can be replaced.

* Ex: Water and trees

are renewable resources.

* Natural resources that

cannot be replaced.

* Ex: Iron and oil are

nonrenewable resources.

* Things in nature that

people find useful.

* Ex: Water, soil and

trees are natural resources

* Natural resources * Ex: Minerals are

found in the ground such as iron ore. removed from the ground by mining.

* Soil that is good for

growing things.

* Ex: Michigan has a lot

of fertile soil in the Lower Peninsula.

* A mineral that is used

to make steel.

* Ex: Iron ore is mined in

the Upper Peninsula.

* A mineral that is used * Ex: For many years

to make things such as pipes for plumbing. Michigan was a world leader in Copper mining.

* A stone that is mined

and used to make steel and cement. in Rogers City, Michigan.

* Ex: Limestone is mined