Lesson 8 of 84 · Geography
⭐ 30 XP🗺️ Atlas OutpostNatural Resources Around Us
Natural resources are things we find in nature that help us live.
🎯 Your mission
Connect the place to the people.
⚡ The twist
Maps lie a little — they always have to.
Mind = Blown
🤯 Africa is bigger than China, India, the US, and most of Europe — combined.
Then & Now
🌍 The geography you'll learn is the same one your phone's GPS is using right now.
Natural resources are things we find in nature that help us live. Examples include water, trees, and minerals. We use these resources to make products, build homes, and grow food. It's important to take care of our natural resources so they last a long time.
Key Facts
Water is a natural resource we use every day.
Trees give us wood for building.
Natural resources can be renewable, like wind and solar energy.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 2What is a natural resource?
Why this still matters
Every label on the food in your kitchen says where it traveled from.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Find where everything in your fridge came from this week.
For the dinner table
“If you could live anywhere on Earth, where would it be — and why?”
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