Grade 6 English: Comprehension - Natural Resources

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Description

A comprehension with a natural resources theme.

Sujets

• Littérature Sud-Africaine
• Littérature sud-africaine
• Collège
• Secondary education in France
• collège
• Collège
• Collège
• Post-primaire

Informations

• Publié par: Netsport
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• Langue: English

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C o m p r e h e n s i o n : E a r t h ’s N a t u r a l R e s o u r c e s R ead the following ex tract of an article published by “National G eog raphic Mag az ine and then answer the questions which follow:

The Ea rth s na tura l re sourc e s inc lud e a ir, w a te r, soil, mine ra ls, fue ls, p la nts, a nd a nima ls. C onse rva tion is the p ra c tic e of c a ring for the se re sourc e s so a ll living thing s c a n b e ne fit from the m now a nd in the future . A ll the thing s w e ne e d to surv ive , suc h a s food , w a te r, a ir, a nd she lte r, c ome from na tura l reof the sourc e s. Some -se re sourc e s, like sma ll p la nts, c a n b eq uic re p la c e d fte r the y kly a a re use d . O the rs, like la rg e tre e s, ta ke a long timeThe seto re p la c e . a re re ne w a b le re sourc e s. O the r re sourc e s, suc h a s fossil fue ls,a reO nc e the y a t a ll. p la c e d nnot b e re c a use d up , the y a re g one fore ve r. The se a re nona b le -re ne w re sourc e s. Pe op le ofte n w a ste na tura l re sourc e s. A nima lsa re o v e rhunte d . Fore sts a re c le a re d , e xp os- ing la nd to w ind a nd w a te r d a ma g e . Fe rtile soil is e xha uste d a nd lost to e rosion, b e c a use of p oor fa rming p ra c tic e s. Fue l sup p lie s a re d e p le te d . Wa te r a nd a ir a re p ollute d . If re sourc e s a re c a re le ssly ma na g e d , ma ny w ill b e u se d up . If use d w ise ly a nd e ffic ie ntly, how e ve r, re ne w a b le re sourc e s w ill la st muc h long e r. Throug h c onse rv a tion, p e op le c a n re - d uc e w a ste a nd ma na g e na tura l re sourc e s w ise ly. The p op ula tion of huma n b e ing s ha s g row n e normously in the p a st tw o c e nturie s. Billions of p e op le use up re sourc e s q uic kly a s the y e a t food , b uild house s, p rod uc e g ood s, a nd b urn fue l for tra nsp orta tion a nd e le c tric ity. The c ontinua tion of life a s w e know it d e p e nd s on the c a re ful use of na tura l re sourc e s. The ne e d to c onse rve re sourc e s ofte n c onflic ts w ith othe r ne e d s. For some p e op le , a w ood e d a re a ma y b e a g ood p la c e to p ut a fa rm. A timb e r c omp a ny ma y w a nt to ha r- ve st the a re a  s tre e s for c onstruc tion ma te ria ls. A b usine ss ma y w a nt to b uild a fa c tory or shop p ing ma ll on the la nd . A ll the se ne e d s a re va lid , b ut some time s the p la nts a nd a nima ls tha t live in the a re a a re forg otte n. The b e ne fits of d e v e lop me nt ne e d to b e w e ig he d a g a inst the ha rm to a nima ls tha t ma y b e forc e d to find ne w ha b ita ts, the d e p le tion of re sourc e s w e ma y w a nt in the future (suc h a s w a te r or timb e r), or d a ma g e to re sourc e s w e use tod a y. De ve lop me nt a nd c onse rva tion c a n c o-e xist in ha rmon y. Whe n w e use the e nvironme nt in w a ys tha t e nsure w e ha v e re sourc e s for the future , it is c d e ve lop me nt.a lle d susta ina b le onse rv to c ne e d w e re sourc e s d iffe re nt ma ny a re susta ina b ly.liv e ord e r to e in The re http ://e d uc a tion.na tiona lg e og ra p hic .c om/e d uc a tion/e nc yc lop e d ia /c onse rva tion/? a r_ a =1

Q u e s t io n 1 :

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Answer the following questions in full sentences.

W rite down y our own definition for the term “nat ural resources.

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