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Natural Resources

Throughout history, peoplehave often selected where they want to live based on the natural resources thatare available in the area. Natural resources areuseful to people, and they come from the earth. Some of these resources include water, foodsources such as fruits and vegetables, and animals that can be caught orhunted.

A region’s naturalresources determine the way of life of its people. For example, regions withrich soil can support farming societies. On the other hand, poor soil will either sendpeople looking for better places, or attract people with other purposes for theland, such as setting up business or factories.

While you may not think ofoceans as natural resources, they are. People who wish to make a living as fishermencan do so by the ocean, but cannot do so in the desert. Desert people have manytraditional and unique foods, which cannot be found in the forest. Each areaattracts people based on their interests and purposes.

Areas that have rich waterresources will naturally have more people. Traditionally, villages, towns andcities built near water have been the most successful. People there are able touse the water resources to meet their daily needs. They can also use the waterto help them move goods to other areas.  Places that are hard to reach, such as highmountains or dry deserts, will have fewer people living in them.

Renewable resources arethose that can be replaced easily. For too long, people have destroyed naturalresources, using up those resources that cannot be easily replaced. On theearth, we are lucky to have many resources that are renewable, such as sun,wind, water, and trees. As more and more focus is placed on the use ofrenewable resources, it will become easier to protect our planet from furtherharm.

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自然资源

纵观历史，人们常常根据某个地区的自然资源来选择居住地。自然资源对人类有用，它们来自地球。一些这些资源包括水、食物来源如水果和蔬菜，以及可以捕捉或狩猎的动物。一个地区的自然资源决定了当地居民的生活方式。例如，土壤肥沃的地区可以支持农业社会。另一方面，贫瘠的土壤要么迫使人们寻找更好的地方，要么吸引有其他目的的人来利用这片土地，比如设立商业或工厂。

虽然你可能不会把海洋看作自然资源，但它们的确是。希望以捕鱼为生的人可以在海边谋生，但在沙漠中就无法做到这一点。沙漠中的人们有许多传统而独特的食品，这些食品在森林中找不到。每个地区都会根据人们的兴趣和目的吸引人们。
拥有丰富水资源的地区自然会有更多的人口。传统上，建在水边的村庄、城镇和城市是最成功的。那里的人们能够使用水资源满足日常需求。他们还可以利用水将货物运输到其他地区。难以抵达的地方，如高山或干旱的沙漠，居住人口会更少。

可再生资源是指那些可以轻易替代的资源。长久以来，人们对自然资源肆意破坏，耗尽那些无法轻易替代的资源。在地球上，我们幸运地拥有许多可再生资源，如太阳、风、水和树木。随着越来越多的关注放在使用可再生资源上，保护我们的星球免受进一步损害将变得更加容易。