Natural Resources

What are Natural

Resources?
Natural Resources are the
features of the physical
environment in which
human needs to satisfy
their needs
TYPES OF NATURAL
RESOURCES
WE USE MANY NATURAL
RESOURCES IN THE CARIBBEAN
TODAY, BUT THERE ARE TWO
MAIN TYPES; THESE ARE
RENEWABLE RESOURCES AND
NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES
 Natural Gas
 Recall that organic material and hot temperatures are the driving factors
needed to form oil. Temperature increases as depth increases. Thus, if this
organic material is buried very deep beneath Earth's surface it can be
transformed into natural gas. To form natural gas, temperatures are usually
higher than 150C at this level. Organic materials like decaying algae are
typically transformed (at this depth and temperature) to make natural gas.
Today, chemical additives like mercaptan are added to natural gas used for
human processes. Such additives give natural gas a characteristic foul odor so
that people can detect the gas if it leaks into the atmosphere.
RENEWABLE RESOURCES
RENEWABLE ENERGY IS 
ENERGY DERIVED FROM NATURAL SOURCES 
THAT ARE REPLENISHED AT A HIGHER RATE
THAN THEY ARE CONSUMED. SUNLIGHT AND
WIND, FOR EXAMPLE, ARE SUCH SOURCES
THAT ARE CONSTANTLY BEING REPLENISHED.
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES ARE
PLENTIFUL AND ALL AROUND US.
 EXA MPLES O F
R E N E WA B L E R E S O U R C E S
Wind
Wind has a direct relationship to the
sun. Daily winds result when the
sun's heat is captured unevenly by
the varying surfaces on the earth,
including oceans and other water
masses. Air above land heats up faster
than air above water during the day
when the sun is shining. That warm
air expands and rises. Cooler air
takes its place. This creates wind.
 Wind
Wind has a direct relationship to the sun.
Daily winds result when the sun's heat is
captured unevenly by the varying surfaces
on the earth, including oceans and other
water masses. Air above land heats up
faster than air above water during the day
when the sun is shining. That warm air
expands and rises. Cooler air takes its
place. This creates wind.
WATER
HYDROPOWER IS THE
ENERGY PRODUCED BY
WATER. IT WAS AN EARLY
RENEWABLE SOURCE OF
ENERGY EVEN BEFORE IT WAS
USED TO GENERATE
ELECTRICITY. FOR EXAMPLE,
HYDROPOWER TURNED
PADDLE WHEELS ON RIVERS
TO. MILL GRAIN AND
LUMBER. CHANGES IN
PRECIPITATION AND LACK OF
WATER DUE TO DROUGHTS
CAN AFFECT HYDROPOWER
PRODUCTION
GEOTHERMAL
GEOTHERMAL IS A RENEWABLE
RESOURCE THAT USES THE
EARTH'S HEAT TO GENERATE
POWER. HOT SPRINGS HEATED
BY THE EARTH HAVE BEEN USED
FOR CENTURIES FOR BATHING.
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY HAS
ALSO BEEN USED, AND STILL IS,
FOR DISTRICT HEATING SYSTEMS
Non-renewable resource
A non-renewable resource is a natural resource that
cannot be readily replaced by natural means at a pace
quick enough to keep up with consumption. An
example is carbon-based fossil fuels. The original
organic matter, with the aid of heat and pressure,
becomes a fuel such as oil or gas.
OIL
 Oil is formed from decaying organic material, found deep
beneath the Earth's surface. At this depth, temperatures
are hot enough to convert the decaying organic material
to liquid oil. As shown in the image, there are three main
parts within Earth's surface that function to contain
liquid oil for use: (1) cap rock, (2) reservoir rock, and (3)
source rock.