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Explain that natural resources can be supplemented or replaced by agricultural and synthetic products.

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Using the Earth's resources and obtaining potable water

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Using the Earth's resources and sustainable development

AQA GCSE ChemistryUsing resources

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In the subtopic Using the Earth's resources and sustainable development, this learning objective focuses on explain that natural resources can be supplemented or replaced by agricultural and synthetic products. Within Using the Earth's resources and obtaining potable water, students should explain this idea in the exact curriculum context rather than as an isolated fact. Approved keywords for this objective include natural resources and synthetic products. natural resources means materials or substances that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain. Avoid students often confuse natural resources with synthetic products, thinking they are the same; instead to fix this, remember that natural resources are materials obtained from the Earth, while synthetic products are man-made alternatives created through chemical processes. For exam answers, when studying natural resources, make sure to learn specific examples of how they can be replaced by agricultural or synthetic products.

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natural resourcessynthetic products

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  • Confusing Natural and Synthetic Resources: To fix this, remember that natural resources are materials obtained from the Earth, while synthetic products are man-made alternatives created through chemical processes.

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