1. Jasmin Pimentel Melissa Ramirez Karen Lopez Bryan Agagas

2. Introduction Natural resources are minerals or substances that we use for economic gain. In land, some examples of natural resources are wood, oil, coal, iron, and soil.

3. Nonrenewable & Renewable Resources -Nonrenewable resources are available for a limited time because they take a long time to be replenished. Most of natural resources on land are nonrenewable. -Renewable resources are naturally replenished in short periods of time.

4. Wood When foresters harvest a tree, all parts of the tree are used. Energy is produced from sawmill and harvesting residue in the form of biomass. The lumber is used in carbon-storing building materials and about 5,000 different wood products.

5. Products from Live Trees  Acorns  Almonds  Apples  Bananas  Coconuts  Figs  Grapefruit  Lemons  Maple syrup  Olives  Oranges  Peaches  Pears  Seed source  Tangerines  Walnuts Products that come form Trees Products from Solid Wood Airplane propellers Bagpipes Boardwalks Bridges Doors Matches Railroad ties Tables Wood Chips & Sawdust Concrete forms Fuel for sawmills Dissolving pulp Paper pulp Taxol

6.   In the U.S. we use the most oil in the country, about 19.15 million barrels of oil per day!  About 40% of oil is used for energy.  Oil can be easily extracted from the ground than coal. Oil

7.   Coal is inexpensive when compared to other fossil fuels (or alternative energy sources)  Burning coal can produce useful by-products that can be used for other industries or products, and the Electricity produced from coal is reliable Coal

8. Iron Iron is the most used of all metals. It accounts for 95% of worldwide metal productions. Iron is used for the construction of machinery, machine tools, automobiles, hulls of large ships, structural components for buildings and can be combined with alloying elements to make steel.

9. Soil Soil contributes to determine the way that natural vegetation, crops, and human settlements are distributed on the territory. Soil is important because it plays a role as a reserve of nutritional elements and water and mechanical support for vegetation.