1001 Space Earth Earth Rocks and Minerals Landscape Sea Weather and Climate Natural Disasters Resources Nature History Human World Science and Technology

Choose a Page:Where do most of the world's trees...*What resources are used to build a...*Why is there lots of heavy industr...How do ore deposits form?How do we get power from flowing w...How is iron obtained from its ore?How does coal form?What is carbon used for?What is a renewable resource?What is recycling?What is petroleum? What resources are used to build a house? A typical house can contain almost every type of natural resource: brick formed from clay, cement derived from limestone, metals extracted from ores, wood cut from forests and glass made from sand, limestone and soda ash. Bricks made of turf in Iceland   Previous: Back Book: 1001 Section: Earth Chapter: Resources