Economic Importance of Natural Resources The mineral resources constitute a vast potential wealth of our country and varieties of mineral resources are available in all countries namely; iron‚ manganese‚ mica‚ bauxite‚ gypsum‚ titanium‚ thorium‚ uranium‚ chromium etc.‚. These mineral resources‚ when used‚ in a prudent and judicious manner have the powers to convert a developing country into a developed country. Iron: Iron ore plays a key role in the industrialization of a nation and some developing
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Q. 1. Explain with diagram the structure and function of environment? Ans. Environment is a collective term for all the conditions in which an organism lives. It includes biotic and abiotic components whereas habitat is a place where an organism lives. The different components of environment are inter-linked and interdependent. [pic] The organisms interact with physical environment composed of atmosphere‚ hydrosphere and lithosphere Environment
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Water is a natural resource in the Earth.Water is essential to our life also‚ such as water can solve our thristy problem‚ water can make us survive‚ water can clean our body‚ water can recharges our fatigue‚ and water can revitalise our skin.According to scientist investigation‚ 70% of our body mass are water.Therefore‚ water is very important to us. Although water is essential to our life‚ we will lose water everyday also.How we lose our water? We can lose water through perspiration‚ respiration
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that their wants and needs for natural resources are destroying the world and the environment. Although you hear about it all over the news‚ people do not realize that the littlest need can turn into a huge need‚ causing the resources to become slim to none. The need/want of natural resources by the society‚ is not only hurting the society‚ but also the biodiversity and the environment‚ which is shown in “The Lorax” and Easter’s End. The use of natural resources is harming the biodiversity and
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sustainable management of natural resources in Nigeria. This it does with the aim to determine the extent to which the exploration of natural resources is managed in our country from 1960 till date. Also‚ given recommendations in which the resources can be managed. CHAPTER ONE 1.0 Introduction Nigeria is one of those countries in Africa that is fairly rich with natural resources. For example Crude Oil‚ Coal‚ Iron‚ forest‚ farming‚ Fishing and so on. It is believed that natural resources development is one
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Marc Treadwell Environmental Science Final Paper Biomimicry The environment is suffering. Population is rising. Our natural resources are being depleted. Global warming is no longer fiction; it is fact. With these environmental catastrophes in mind‚ it is obvious that something must be done in order to preserve life‚ as we know it. Biomimicry is a field that concentrates on working with the environment to make human practices more sustainable. Biomimicry examines nature’s models
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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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Prof. Garb 183CW Natural Resource Curse and Economic Growth The Causes of Natural Resource Curse in Africa The Natural Resource Curse‚ also known as the “Paradox of Plenty‚” (Karl‚ 1997) implies that although some countries‚ such as those of sub-Saharan Africa‚ possess an abundance of natural resources‚ their economic performance is nonetheless poorer than those countries with fewer resources. The nature of the paradox is lucid: natural resources should be a means by which developing
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MY ROLE IN PRESERVING NATURAL RESOURCES Natural resources are materials and components (something that can be used) that can be found within the environment. Every man-made product is composed of natural resources (at its fundamental level). A natural resource may exist as a separate entity such as fresh water‚ and air‚ as well as a living organism such as a fish‚ or it may exist in an alternate form which must be processed to obtain the resource such as metal ores‚ oil‚ and most forms of energy
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DISASTERS We all crave for a peaceful and prosperous living in this world. But nature is not always as tranquil as a calm lake or as azure as a cloudless sky. Nature endows us with a considerable number of great natural resources that we exploit to develop our lives in order to keep up with the rapid change of our own country. However‚ regardless of whether we fight with all might to protect the environment or step to the opposite side whose people are apt to harm it‚ nature more or less
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