CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES 1

BIOLOGY SSS 2 SECOND TERM

WEEK EIGHT

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES 1

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE

Students should be able to;

1. Define conservation
2. Enumerate reasons to protect lands and wildlife from destruction and extinction.
3. State reasons why conservation laws should be  obeyed
4. List resources that could be conserved.

CONTENT

A resource is any natural or artificial substance or energy which can be used for the benefits of mankind. Natural resources are those which exist in the environment naturally, that is, they are not created by humans. They are soil, water, sunlight, the wind, plants, coal etc.

Natural resources are classified further into exhaustible and inexhaustible resources. Exhaustible resources are those which are limited and will be exhausted with continuous usage, for example,…