1. What is natural resources?
2. Differences between inexhaustible and exhaustible resources.
3. What are the importance of the natural resources for us?
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~What are natural resources ?
→ Natural Resources : The type of resources which are all part of nature and can be used without making much modification . Nature has gifted us with plenty of natural resources like soil, air, water, forests, minerals and wildlife .
They can be classified on the basis of ::
- Based on development ( Actual and Potential resources )
- Based on Origin ( Biotic and Abiotic resources )
- Based on Utility ( Renewable and Non-renewable resources )
- Based on Distribution ( Ubiquitous and Localized resources )
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~Differences between inexhaustible and exhaustible resources.
→ Exhaustible Resources : Some resources which are available in limited quantities and take a very long time to form again , are called Exhaustible Resources.
Example –
- Coal and Petroleum
→ Inexhaustible Resources : The Resources which are available in plenty and take less time to form again are called inexhaustible resources.
Example –
- Water , Sunlight, Air
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~What are importance of natural resources for us ?
→ Natural resources are very important for us .
→ They can be either utilized in their raw form or can be used after modification of their original forms.
For example –
- We get food from natural resources .
- The air we breathe in is also a resource .
- We use water for our domestic chores.
→ All these examples mentioned above are necessary for human survival which shows how important natural resources are.
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More to know :-
- Anything that can be used to satisfy our needs is called a resource.
- It can be classified into Human and natural resources.
- Resources are distributed unequally over the Earth.
- People are human resources.
- Using resources judiciously and giving them time to get renewed is called Resource conservation.
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