natural resources
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2.1
- noun
- /ˈnæʧərəl ˈriːsɔːrsɪz/
- Specialized
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recursos naturales
- This region's natural resources might impose limits on potential growth.
- management of natural resources
- sustainable use of natural resources
- depletion of natural resources
This region's natural resources might impose limits on potential growth.
- This region's natural resources might impose limits on potential growth.
- Rich people want to own assets, they want to own the natural resources.
- They have great natural resources, great culture, smart people, good universities.
- If we were a, an island nation with very few natural resources, then our calculation would be different.
- And that is all too common a story for any, not any, but many natural resource rich countries.
- But then so has India, for that matter, much of Africa, parts of Russia, Canada, Brazil, all rich in natural resources.
- At which point, like many light bulbs went off and we said, wait, China's going to invest overseas because they need natural resources.
- What's at risk are natural resources that we exploit but that we haven't put a price on, like clean air, rain, or white bees.
- There exists real wealth, property, land, natural resources, factories, productive machinery and who owns these things is important as well.
- All assets, housing, but also stocks, gold, farmland, natural resources and wages falling.
Examples
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In terms of natural resources, it is rich with wild game, fish, timber, peat, copper, iron and silver.
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Our country relies heavily on its natural resources, such as timber and fresh water, for economic development.
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France is full of natural resources like wood.
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Although Africa is very rich in natural resources, it remains economically poor.
Academic text (2015) -
In the second phase, population growth has begun to cause pressure on the natural resources around the cities.
Academic text (1999) -
Nor is water easily portable like other natural resources, such as timber or fish.
Academic text (2008) -
Organic agriculture aims to preserve natural resources, support animal health and welfare, and avoid most synthetic materials.
Academic text (2015) -
A key issue concerns the management of natural resources such as forests, soil, grazing land, and water.
Academic text (1991) -
Second, heightened pressure on natural resources could lead to economic and social disruptions or even conflicts.
Academic text (1999) -
I mean, this country was blessed by abundant natural resources, farmland of exceptional fertility.
Synonyms
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3.0
A material found in nature that people use, like water or oil
The natural resources a country has, like land or oil
Antonyms
How Abundant
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound meaning is directly compositional: 'natural' = produced by nature and 'resource' = material or asset for use, so a learner who knows both words can infer 'materials from nature available for use'. This follows a common noun-noun compounding pattern found across many languages, making the phrase immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Natural resources names useful things that come from nature. The word natural means 'from nature' and resources means things people can use, like water, trees, and minerals, so the phrase means 'materials from nature that people use'.