Fatu-Hiva
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| - | '''Natural resources''' are [[resource]]s that exist without actions of humankind. This includes all valued characteristics such as magnetic, gravitational, electrical properties and forces etc. On [[Earth]] it includes [[sunlight]], [[atmosphere]], [[water]], [[land]] (includes all minerals) along with all [[vegetation]], [[crops]] and animal life that naturally subsists upon or within the heretofore identified characteristics and substances. | + | '''Fatu-Hiva''' (the "H" is not pronounced, see name section below) is the southernmost island of the [[Marquesas Islands]], in [[French Polynesia]], an overseas territory of [[France]] in the [[Pacific Ocean]]. With [[Motu Nao]] as its closest neighbor, it is also the most isolated of the inhabited islands. |
| - | Particular areas such as [[Fatu-Hiva|the rainforest in Fatu-Hiva]] are often characterized by the [[biodiversity]] and [[geodiversity]] existent in their ecosystems. Natural resources may be further classified in different ways. Natural resources are materials and components (something that can be used) that can be found within the environment. Every man-made product is composed of natural resources (at its fundamental level). A '''natural resource''' may exist as a separate entity such as fresh water, [[air]], and as well as any living organism such as a fish, or it may exist in an alternate form that must be processed to obtain the resource such as [[ore|metal ores]], [[rare-earth element]]s, [[petroleum]], and most forms of energy. | + | ''[[Fatu Hiva (book)|Fatu Hiva]]'' is also the title of a book by explorer and archaeologist [[Thor Heyerdahl]], in which he describes his stay on the island in the 1930s. |
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| - | There is much debate worldwide over natural resource allocations. This is particularly true during periods of increasing scarcity and shortages ([[resource depletion|depletion and overconsumption of resources]]). | + | |
| - | ==See also== | + | |
| - | * [[Raw material]] | + | |
| - | * [[Conservation (ethic)]] | + | |
| - | * [[Environmental movement]] | + | |
| - | * [[Sustainable development]] | + | |
| - | *[[United Nations Framework Classification for Resources]] | + | |
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Fatu-Hiva (the "H" is not pronounced, see name section below) is the southernmost island of the Marquesas Islands, in French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. With Motu Nao as its closest neighbor, it is also the most isolated of the inhabited islands.
Fatu Hiva is also the title of a book by explorer and archaeologist Thor Heyerdahl, in which he describes his stay on the island in the 1930s.
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