lesson 2, notes

• Natural resources


  Materials/resources created in nature that
• Philippines rich in natural resources
• the diversity of flora and fauna


  The different landforms and bodies of water have influenced
• Flora


  Plant life
• Fauna


  Animal life
• Things classified as renewable or nonrenewable

  • Landforms
  • Bodies of water
  • Plant
  • Animal
• Renewable resources


  • Can be replaced in a short amount of time
  • Can be used repeatedly and doen't run out bes
  • It is naturally replaced
• Nonrenewable resources


  • Take billions of years to be replenished
  • Cannot be readily replaced by natural means
• Nonrenewable resources


  • Fosil Fuels
  • Monetallic
  • Metallic
  • Aluminum
  • Salt
  • Minerals
  • Coal
  • Phosphates
  • Iron
  • Natural Gas
  • Copper
• Water- most abundant natural resources on Earth (boing an
• Covers more than 70% of Earth's surface
• Infinitely renewable resource
• But only a fraction of the total woder on Earth is available for human consumption
• 4p to ingest, enters the human body except inhalation
• Polar icecaps and glaciers : Most of Earth's fresh water is stored here
• El Niño


  Very hot
• La Niña


  Always raining
• Water cycle


  1. Replenishes surface water and groundwater resources

  2. Condensation

  3. Precipitation

  4. Evaporation

  5. Collection
• Precipitation occurs when the cloud cannot hold any longer, clouds become heavier then water falls back to Earth
• Condensation - water vapor cools and leads to cloud forming
• Sheet frozen rain
• Hail- frozen water droplets
• Philippine marine territorial water represents the Exclusive Economic Zone or EEZ - covers 2.2 million km²
• Philippines has plenty of groundwater resources, marine resources
• 14 underground deposits of freshwater, largely losin
• Contributes to the domestic water supply
• Different uses of water

  • Direct uses - drinking, cooking, bathing, etc.
  • Indirect uses- process to produce material or products
• High temperature of water = low oxygen supply
• Pit waters - habitat to over 2,400 specie of aquatic and marine animals and plants
• Aquatic and marine resources sources of income for many Filipinos
• Diverse marine species - corals, shellfish, and pearls
• 500-known coral species worldwide, 488 found coral species in PH
• Diversity of coral species in the Philippines may be due to the country's location near the equator
• Mangroves and Seagrass grass beds found in Philippines coastal areas
• Mangroves


  • Trees that grow in salty shallow, standing water with mud
  • Vital parts of coastal ecosystems
  • Breeding grounds for aquatic organisms
  • Fallen leaves and branches provide organic nutrients for marine life
  • Help stabilize shorelines and lessen effects of typhoons
• Some mangrove areas are converted to be used for aquaculture practices