Natural Resources are materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain. Latin America is home to many natural resources that help economic growth.
Here are the top places that produces Natural resources
Here are the top places that produces Natural resources
- Brazil - bauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, platinum, tin, uranium, petroleum, hydro-power, timber.
- Mexico - petroleum, silver, copper, gold, lead, zinc, natural gas, timber.
- Argentina - lead, zinc, tin, copper, iron ore, manganese, petroleum, uranium.
- Colombia - petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, nickel, gold, copper, emeralds, hydro-power.
- Venezuela - petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, bauxite, hydro-power, diamonds
Latin America has some issue resources regarding on water. They cant get enough clean water and many of their water are contaminated. Read this article by World Bank about how this is affected Latin America top resource.