Explain how physical and environmental resources determine how they are used

How does the use of physical resources impact the environment?

In short, raw material extraction and processing always impact on the environment, resulting as they do in soil degradation, water shortages, biodiversity loss, damage to ecosystem functions and global warming exacerbation. ... Improper product use provokes noxious emissions that can end up in our water, soil and air.

What are the resources of environment?

Food from plants and animals, wood for cooking, heating, and building, metals, coal , and oil are all environmental resources. Clean land, air, and water are environmental resources, as are the abilities of land, air, and water to absorb society's waste products.

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