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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
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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
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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
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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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Graphic
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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)