natural resources
naturally occurring materials such as coal, fertile land, etc, that can be used by man
Words Nearby natural resources
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How to use natural resources in a sentence
First, it turns out that when it comes to transforming light into electricity, will can be more important than natural resources.
The living natural resources in the majority of the deep ocean have yet to be seen by human eyes.
‘Mission Blue’ Warning: The Ocean Is Not Too Big to Fail | Sylvia A. Earle | August 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Arizona desert teems with hundreds of towns abandoned when their natural resources ran out.
natural resources have never been lacking in Congo, and nowhere is this more apparent than at Virunga.
Can Gorillas Save the Democratic Republic of the Congo? | Nina Strochlic | April 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCommittee on natural resources draft bill discussion—“The Alaska Native Subsistence Co-Management Demonstration Act of 2014”
Up to a Point: The U.S. Government’s Minimum Wage Is $430 Million Per Hour | P. J. O’Rourke | March 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The economic destiny of a region is greatly influenced by its natural resources as well as by its location.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyAs civilization progresses and new inventions are created, the demand for natural resources will increase.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyWe acquired agricultural lands, and our natural resources are from those lands as agricultural soil and standing timber.
I am not sure that the expression "Conservation of natural resources" is everywhere understood in its broadest sense.
Failure to make use of our natural resources which are going to waste is the antithesis of Conservation.
Cultural definitions for natural resources
Factors of production not created (though harnessed) by effort. Minerals and fossil fuels are examples of natural resources.
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