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Natural Resources What are Natural Resources? Natural resources can be defined as the resources that exist (on the planet) independent of human actions. These are the resources that are found in the environment and are developed without the intervention of humans. Common examples of natural resources include air, sunlight, water, soil, stone, plants, animals and fossil fuels. Natural resources are naturally occurring materials that are useful to man or could be useful under conceivable technological, economic or social circumstances or supplies drawn from the earth, supplies such as food, building and clothing materials, fertilizers, metals, water and geothermal power. For a long time, natural resources were the domain of the natural sciences. What are the Different Types of Natural Resources? Based on the availability are two types of natural resources : Renewable: resources that are available in infinite quantity and can be used repeatedly are called renewable resources. Example: