Set: Earth's Natural Resources

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Term Definition
natural resource useful material found in the environment
raw materials resources that must be altered or changed before they can be used
recyclable resources water is one resource that cycles through the environment
renewable resource a resource that can be replaced
nonrenewable resources resources that are used up and cannot be replaced
manufacturing a product is processed and changed from a raw material into a finished product
commerical farming large farms that rely on technology and require fewer workers but produce lots of food
subsistence farming farmers raise enough food and animals to feed their own families
developed nations countries that have many industries
developing nations countries with few industres
plantations a large, usually one-crop farm with many workers living on it ; common int he Southern US before the Civil War. pp. 115, 164
fossil fuels any one of several non-renewable resources such as coal, oil, or natural gas, created from the remains of plants and animals pp. 108, 186

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Terms 12
Creator Anetha
Created October 10, 2007
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  1. subsistence farming → farmers raise enough food and animals to feed their own families - 4 misses
  2. renewable resource → a resource that can be replaced - 2 misses
  3. nonrenewable resources → resources that are used up and cannot be replaced - 2 misses
  4. commerical farming → large farms that rely on technology and require fewer workers but produce lots of food - 2 misses
  5. fossil fuels → any one of several non-renewable resources such as coal, oil, or natural gas, created from the remains of plants and animals pp. 108, 186 - 2 misses
  6. manufacturing → a product is processed and changed from a raw material into a finished product - 1 miss
  7. developing nations → countries with few industres - 1 miss