Water as a resource

What is the definition for resource?

• Anything human and natural that can be used by people to satisfy a need.

• Anything made by humans to use in their everyday life.

• Anything that is only supplied by the environment.

What are environment resources?

• Those resources from the environment which humans have based their lifestyles on.

• Those resources from business which humans use in everyday life.

• Neither

Identify environmental resources from the below list.

• Water, plants, Minerals.

• Plastic, steel and Computers

• Houses, Forests, Roads.

True or False: A renewable resource is one that DOES NOT replenish itself themselves overtime.

• True

• False

True or False: Non-renewable resources are only available in limited amounts. Overuse will see them run out.

• True

• False

Why are continuous resources different from renewable and non renewable?

• They are not different.

• They are like renewable resources

• They are like non-renewable resources

• They have unlimited amounts available for use.

Oil is an example of which type of resource

• renewable

• non-renewable

• continual resource.

Water is a what type of resource?

• renewable resource

• non-renewable resource

• continuous resource

Oxygen is what type of resource.

• renewable resource

• non renewable resource

• continuous resource.

Why is fresh water a limited resource?

• It isn't because it is a renewable resource

• 97% of water is in the oceans and too salty to drink.

• Only 2.5% is drinkable and is stored in icecaps, rivers, and lakes.