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Unit 5
Natural Resources Notes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| natural resource | any natural material that is used by humans. |
| Stewardship | the careful and responsible management of resources. |
| Conservation | the protection and wise use of natural resources. |
| renewable resource | natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which it is consumed. |
| inexhaustible resource | any resource that can never be used up. |
| nonrenewable resource | resource that forms much more slowly than it is consumed. |
| fossil fuel | a nonrenewable resource formed from the buried remains of plants and animals that lived long ago. |
| material resources | natural resources that are used to make objects, food, or drink. |
| energy resources | natural resources used to generate energy. |