Natural Resources - keywords

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Natural resources
Things which occur naturally on Earth and which we make use of e.g. wood
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Renewable resource
A resource which we can keep on using and it won't run out e.g. wind, water, solar
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Non-renewable resource
A resource that is being used up faster than it is naturally replaced e.g. coal, oil, gas
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Physical water scarcity
Where there just isn't enough water to meet everyone's needs
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Economic water scarcity
Where there is enough water but people cannot access it due to poverty
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Water cycle
The continual movement of water between the oceans, the land and the atmosphere
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Desalination
The process of removing salt from water
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Desertification
The spreading of deserts in dry regions where land gets increasingly degraded
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Irrigation
Diverting water from natural sources to feed crops
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Global warming
The trend of increasing temperatures worldwide, linked to the burning of fossil fuels such as oil
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Syria
A country in western Asia whose refugees in the current conflict have benefited from solar power
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A resource which we can keep on using and it won't run out e.g. wind, water, solar

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Renewable resource

Card 3

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A resource that is being used up faster than it is naturally replaced e.g. coal, oil, gas

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Card 4

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Where there just isn't enough water to meet everyone's needs

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Card 5

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Where there is enough water but people cannot access it due to poverty

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