Read this document. Then, explain how natural resources are identified and why natural resources are unevenly distributed. Be sure to use information from the reading to support your answer. Edge 2021 Earth Science

Explain how natural resources are identified:

Satellites are machines that are launched into space. They move around the Earth to get information that can help identify natural resources. How do satellites do this? Satellites scan the Earth’s surface to get information about its color and brightness. This information is used by a computer to make a “computer map”. Once they finish the "computer map" a person would look at the map and determine which materials are which. These maps are not for showing a person how to get from one place to another, but for showing what the surface of Earth looks like and what it is made of.

Why are natural resources unevenly distributed:

The formation of these resources requires certain conditions. For example, copper ores are formed where there is volcanic activity. Iron ores were formed a long time ago when certain substances combined to form sedimentary and other types of rocks. So, iron ores could be found more often in places with environments that were just right for the formation of these rocks. Graphite forms when another type of rock, called metamorphic rock, is formed.

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