This strand focuses on the country’s utilization of natural resources for people’s needs and the improvement of the quality of life. It examines the different types of resources that are available, the methods used for their extraction, the kinds of production and the available market demands for the consumption of these products and the kinds of benefits the country received from the exchange of these resources. It examines the human impacts of these resources and emphasises a greater need for their proper management to ensure their sustainability for the future generations.