... nutrients, energy, and other materials that sustain us. Without Earth’s land and water, plants and animals, air and fuels, there could be no human life. These elements are the natural resources, the ... fuel, and aspirin to plastics, coal is transformed into thousands of different products. Finally, as we live in and use the environment and its resources, we change Earth’s natural landscapes. ... is on the natural environment and the natural landscapes created by various envi-ronmental conditions. You must remember, however, that most cultural environments and cultural landscapes are...