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... natural resources The importance of conservation 664 The history of conservation 665 Early practices 665 Recent history 666 Types of natural resources 667 Renewable resources 668 tems . More generally , conservation involves practices ...
... natural resources The importance of conservation 664 The history of conservation 665 Early practices 665 Recent history 666 Types of natural resources 667 Renewable resources 668 tems . More generally , conservation involves practices ...
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... natural resources fol- lowed the Industrial Revolution during the latter half of the 18th and first half of the 19th centuries and the sci- entific and technological revolutions that succeeded it in the 20th . Resources that were of no ...
... natural resources fol- lowed the Industrial Revolution during the latter half of the 18th and first half of the 19th centuries and the sci- entific and technological revolutions that succeeded it in the 20th . Resources that were of no ...
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... natural qualities of scenery , plant life , or wildlife that make them suitable to be maintained as parks or reserves . The ores in such areas are not mined unless the need for their minerals is most urgent . MANAGING LIVING RESOURCES ...
... natural qualities of scenery , plant life , or wildlife that make them suitable to be maintained as parks or reserves . The ores in such areas are not mined unless the need for their minerals is most urgent . MANAGING LIVING RESOURCES ...
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