What are Natural
Resources?
Natural resources
can be defined as the resources that exist (on the planet) independent of human
actions.
These are the resources that are found in the environment and are
developed without the intervention of humans. Common examples of natural
resources include air, sunlight, water, soil, stone, plants, animals and fossil
fuels.
Natural resources are
naturally occurring materials that are useful to man or could be useful under
conceivable technological, economic or social circumstances or supplies drawn
from the earth, supplies such as food, building and clothing materials,
fertilizers, metals, water and geothermal power. For a long time, natural
resources were the domain of the natural sciences.
