4.NaturalResources

　　Throughout history,people have often selected where they want tolive based on the natural resources that are available in the area. ____26____Some of these resources include water,food sources such as fruits andvegetables,and animals that can be caught or hunted.

　　A region’s natural resources determine the way of life of itspeople. ____27____ On the other hand,poor soil will either send people lookingfor better places,or attract people with other purposes for the land,such assetting up businesses or factories.

　　____28____ People who wish to make a living as fishermen can do soby the ocean,but cannot do so in the desert.Desert people have many traditionaland unique foods,which cannot be found in the forest.Each area attracts peoplebased on their interests and purposes.

　　Areas that have rich water resources will naturally have more people.Traditionally,villages,townsand cities built near water have been the most successful.People there are ableto use the water resources to meet their daily needs. ____29____ Places thatare hard to reach,such as high mountains or dry deserts,will have fewer peopleliving in them.

　　____30____ For too long,people have destroyed naturalresources,using up those resources that cannot be easily replaced.On theearth,we are lucky to have many resources that are renewable,such assun,wind,water,and trees.As more and more focus is placed on the use ofrenewable resources,it will become easier to protect our planet from furtherharm.

A.Itis easy to find new resources in nature.

B.Renewableresources are those that can be replaced easily.

C.Whileyou may not think of oceans as natural resources,they are.

D.Forexample,regions with rich soil can support farming societies.

E.Theycan also use the water to help them move goods to other areas.

F.Naturalresources are useful to people,and they come from the earth.

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