Natural Resources

Level: English for Junior High School
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Natural Resources

The materials which are supplied by the earth, which is by nature, are called natural resources. They which can be used again are called renewable natural resources. Other natural resources can be used only once. They are called non-renewable natural resources.

Some areas of the earth have been supplied with a lot of certain natural resources. Others have few natural resources or perhaps none at all. Japan, for example, import sand iron from Indonesia, because this country does not have enough iron for its industry. If a country has few natural resources, it will have to import materials from other countries.

Among our natural resources are fuels, such as coal and oil. Precious minerals, such as gold and silver are natural resource too. Cooper is natural resources. The mineral we used come from the inside of the earth. Gold, silver, and cooper are minerals. The salt we use to flavor our food is natural resources. Our food, too, for example rice, is supplied by nature.

The important parts of the earth's surface provide many of natural resources. For example, we get our water from lakes and stream. Water is natural resources. We get wood from our forest. Wood is natural resource.

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Seasons in Indonesia

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Seasons in Indonesia

There are two seasons in Indonesia: the dry season and the rainy season. The dry season is from April to September and the rainy season is from October to March. Both seasons are hot. However, the coastal regions are often cool and in the mountain the air is often chilly.

Two major winds called monsoons make the rainy and dry seasons. One monsoon blows toward Indonesia from Asia. It crosses the South China Sea and brings heavy rain. From mid-June to October another monsoon brings dry air from Australia.

Those two seasons have different effects on this country. Usually there are floods during the rainy season. This is because thousands of hectares of forest are destroyed so that they cannot absorb the rain. The rubbish accumulation in some rivers and dams also cause floods because they cannot retain the falling water. Long dry season often causes drought in thousands of hectares of rive field across the country. The drought forces the farmers to find ways to irrigate their rice fields to avoid crop failure.

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