We need natural resources like air, water, and food to live and survive. We also use resources like wood, oil, and metals to make things we use every day, like houses, clothes, and phones.
Humans depend on natural resources in two ways: firstly, we need them to make things we use every day, like paper and plastic; secondly, we rely on resources like water and air for survival, because we need clean water to drink and fresh air to breathe.
