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Interactive
NC State University

Ncsu: What Will Be Left of Earth's Non Renewable Resources?

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive graph that predicts how many years until more than two dozen natural resources (e.g., chromium, oil, tin, coal, etc.) are depleted, based on current production rates or production that grows each year. Use the slider at...
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Article
Other

Monthly Review: Global Resource Depletion: Is Population the Problem?

For Students 9th - 10th
An analysis of the global challenge of diminishing resources and how this relates to world population growth. (Published: Jan. 2013)
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Article
Other

Resilience: Increasing Global Nonrenewable Natural Resource Scarcity Analysis

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed analysis of how nonrenewable resources will not disappear but will become increasingly scarce in the years to come. Supported by research data, graphs, and tables on the scope of nonrenewable resources, and how much we have of...
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Handout
Other

The World Counts: Are We Using Up More Than What Is Available?

For Students 9th - 10th
A snapshot of what the world would be like if it lost crucial natural resources such as water, oil, and trees. Lists the causes and consequences, and ways people can make a difference.
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Article
Other

Biology Discussion: Natural Resources: Depletion Reasons, Types and Conservation

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses how the the natural resources of the world are being depleted at an alarming rate, and that humans depend on them for their survival. Elaborates on four main causes of resource depletion, and initiatives that could help to...
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Article
BBC

Bbc: Resource Depletion: Opportunity or Looming Catastrophe?

For Students 9th - 10th
The depletion of the world's natural resources threatens the very survival of humans. This article discusses the causes and consequences of our overuse of natural resources, projections for our future, and what types of solutions are...
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Graphic
Other

Peak Oil: Non Renewable Resources Depletion Effects

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of graphs, tables, and diagrams that illustrate the global impact of natural resource depletion. (Published 2014)