definitions

Cards (5)

natural resource
the essential elements of the natural environment which are exploited to satisfy human wants
renewable resources
natural resources which have short cycle times, can be replenished naturally
non-renewable resources
once they are used, they are very slow to regenerate
consumptive
extracting a natural resource from its source and utilizing it so that the amount used no longer exists
non-consumptive
utilization of a natural resource without reducing its supply