Question

1)describe natural resources with reference to the following three types:

a)MINERAL RESOURCES

b)FOREST RESOURCES

c)OCEAN RESOURCES


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Answer 1

Answer:

A) Mineral resources can be divided into two major categories - Metallic and Nonmetallic. Metallic resources are things like Gold, Silver, Tin, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Iron, Nickel, Chromium, and Aluminum. Nonmetallic resources are things like sand, gravel, gypsum, halite, Uranium, dimension stone.

B) Forests are main source of many commercial products such as wood, timber, pulpwood etc. ... Forest can provide food , fibre, edible oils and drugs. Forest lands are also used for agriculture and grazing. Forest is important source of development of dams, recreation and mining.

C) Ocean resources provide jobs, goods and services for billions of people around the world and have immense economic importance. There resources include food, fuel, renewable energy, minerals, sand and gravel and tourism.

Answer 2

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1. Forest resources: A forest is defined as an extensive land which is covered by a variety of plants and is a habitat for various species of animals.
2. Ocean resources: Oceans are also important resources and this can be understood by the fact that they cover the greater part of the earth's surface than the land itself. The resources which can be obtained from oceans can be of two types-
3. Mineral resources- Most of the minerals are obtained from oceans, for example, thorium (used in atomic energy production), magnesium (used in flashbulb of a camera), sodium (used in the production of cloth and paper.
4. Bioresources- Examples of bioresources from oceans include fishes, shells, fungi, shark and codfish, sea cucumbers, etc.