Study Geography notes on Natural Resources for O-Level. Useful for revision, homework, and exam preparation in Zimbabwe.
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Natural resources . These are sources of economic wealth . They occur naturally and these includes water , air , land , forest , fish and wildlife . Two types of Natural Resources -Renewable resources-resources that can be replaced. -Non-Renewable Resources-resources that cannot be replaced. Examples of Renewable Resources -water -air -Forests -Fish -wild life -soil Examples of Non-Renewable Resources -Oil -Minerals Like gold, diamonds, platinum etc -Gas. -Largest foreign currency earner in Zimbabwe -gold -diamonds -platinum -chrome -tin -zinc -asbestos -black granite -copper -lead (b)Land -a symbol of life -inheritance from our ancestral fathers -for agriculture -Infrastructural development (c)Water -for irrigation of crops -recreational purposes .