Ran Out of Natural Resources Natural resources are useful raw materials that we get from the Earth. They occur naturally, which means that humans cannot make natural resources. Instead, we use and modify natural resources in ways that are beneficial to us. Many natural resources can be categorized as either renewable or non-renewable: Renewable resources — Renewable resources can be replenished naturally. Some of these resources, like sunlight, air, wind, water, etc, are continuously available and their quantity is not noticeably affected by human consumption. Non-renewable resources – Non-renewable resources either form slowly or do not naturally form in the environment. Minerals are the most common resource included in this category. By the human perspective, resources are non-renewable when their rate of consumption exceeds the rate of ...