Natural resource industries include which activities?

• A. Banking
• B. Software development
• C. Tourism
• D. Mining

Answer: (D)

Natural resource industries are those that involve obtaining materials from the environment for use, such as extracting minerals, fossil fuels, timber, or agricultural products. Mining fits this idea directly because it is the process of extracting minerals and metals from the earth to turn them into usable resources.

The other activities don’t fit as natural resource industries. Banking deals with money and financial services, which don’t come from natural resources. Software development creates digital products and relies on knowledge rather than natural material extraction. Tourism involves people visiting places, often natural areas, for recreation, which is a service rather than the production or extraction of natural resources.