Natural Resources of Alabama Flashcard

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What are natural resources?

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Things found in nature that are useful to humans

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What is one of Alabama's most important renewable resources?

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Water

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Why must trees be replanted when they are used?

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To make sure they remain a renewable resource

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Which of these is NOT a nonrenewable resource found in Alabama? Options: Fish, Coal, Limestone, Oil

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Fish

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What is the main difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources?

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Renewable resources can be replaced, nonrenewable resources cannot be easily replaced.

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Example of a nonrenewable resource mined in Alabama:

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Coal

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How are most of Alabama’s nonrenewable resources obtained?

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By mining or digging them out of the earth

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Why are Alabama’s forests important to humans and animals?

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They provide oxygen, shelter, and building materials

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Use for water in Alabama?

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Drinking, growing crops, and recreation

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Where are most of Alabama’s nonrenewable fuel resources found?

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In the southwestern section near the coast and in the Black Warrior Basin