Natural Resources:

Can We UseThem Forever?

Grade 2
Social Studies Online
Blueprint Skill
• Analyze how
individuals and
populations depend
upon land resources.
 Introduction
• People use many of the Earth's
natural resources. All of the
products we use have a natural
resource base.
 Introduction
• Minerals, forest products, water,
and soil are just a few of the
natural resources humans use to
produce energy and make things
people use.
 Renewable Resources
• Some natural resources can be
reproduced within a few years or
decades. These are called
renewable resources.
 Renewable Resources
• Trees are an example of a
renewable resource.
 Non-Renewable
Resources
• Non-renewable resources take
hundreds, thousand and even
millions of years to be made.
 Non-Renewable
Resources
• Oil, minerals, and soil
are examples of these.
 Protecting our
Resources
• It is very important
we use renewable and
non-renewable
resources wisely.
 Protecting our
Resources
• If a resource is used and
thrown away, eventually
the resource becomes
scarce.
 Protecting our
Resources
• Wise use of resources
includes not throwing away
products that are reuseable
or recyclable.
 Our Resources
Trees
Soil
Water
Oil
Minerals
It is up to us to save our
resources by recycling and
reusing.
 Resources
• Natural Resouces