Nature is a familiar noun that we use a lot in our daily work and study activities. However, how many of us can understand “What is nature?” “What does nature include?”, “Types of natural resources?” and “The Role of Nature?”. If you do not know that yet, let’s go to find out each issue one by one in the article below.
According to the definition of the open encyclopedia Wikipedia, nature is also known as nature, the physical world, universe… in English is called nature. It includes all forms of matter and energy that exist from the small atomic particle level to the large scale such as stars, galaxies, galaxies…
Nature includes all that surrounds people that are not created by human hands.
That is the definition of how to understand the word “nature” in scientific language, but if it is said in a simple and common way, nature includes all that surrounds people that are not created by human hands. . Nature includes air, climate, water, natural resources, flora and fauna, geographical factors, topography, etc.
To fully understand the role of nature, let’s see how nature affects the natural environment and human production.
It can be said that nature is the birthplace of life, also the place where life ends. For example, when a certain area suffers from natural disasters, storms and floods, hundreds and thousands of lives are destroyed, habitats are severely damaged, that is the end of life.
However, that is not the end, when the storm passes, from the fallen trees will grow new sprouts. The source of alluvium flowing back will provide nutrients for plants to grow, growing plants will attract herbivores and rodents to move back. The number of herbivores is large, and the carnivores also move together, creating a balance in ecology.
Classification of natural resources.
This is nature’s first role, which is to create life and help balance the ecosystem.
Nature is the place that provides resources to serve human life and production. We simply breathe air from nature, drink water from nature, exploit minerals, forest products, land products, seafood … to serve our needs.
Nature determines the morphological characteristics and forms of human settlement and living. For example, the people living in East Asia, where the climate is hot and humid all year round, the plains are abundant, and the water resources are abundant, they will settle down along the large rivers, where the wet rice profession can be developed.
In contrast, for whites living in Europe, where the climate is cool and temperate, the average annual temperature is low, they must grow food crops such as wheat, to adapt to the climate where they live. This.
Nature also provides us with a large amount of natural resources and minerals such as water sources, mineral resources, seafood resources, forest products… casting.
However, human activities and exploitation in some areas are currently destroying nature and the natural environment, so it is necessary to join hands to quickly solve this problem.
In simple terms, natural resources are things available in nature, which humans exploit and use to serve their living needs.
Natural resources can be classified into six main categories:
If based on renewable capacity, natural resources are divided into 3 main categories:
Renewable resources
These are the types of resources that can themselves be maintained and supplemented such as fresh water, land, animals and plants, etc. However, with today’s excessive exploitation and use, many types of resources Nature is no longer able to recover.
Natural resources are not renewable
These are resources that have been transformed over millions of years under the influence of nature. These natural resources, once used up, are no longer renewable, such as minerals, coal, copper ore, lead, iron, aluminum, limestone, etc.
Eternal energy resources
As an inexhaustible natural resource such as sunlight, wind, tides, waves, etc. In many developed countries around the world, they have gradually replaced the way production activities use natural resources. permanent energy resources instead of fossil resources.
Like many countries in the world, natural resources in Vietnam are gradually shrinking and depleting. The culprit behind these problems is people.
According to statistics, the forest area is shrinking day by day, hour by hour due to illegal logging activities. The shrinking forest area causes plants and animals to lose their habitat, pushing them towards the risk of extinction in the wild.
Polluted water makes the need for clean water even more urgent. Minerals are depleted, air pollution, soil pollution, rivers and lakes and desertification are increasing.
From this, it requires us to be more conscious in exploiting and using resources, not only for our own lives but also for future generations.