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How are natural resources classified? Explain.

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※ Natural resources are classified into different groups depending upon their level of development and use : origin, stock and distribution.

※ On the basis of their development and use resources can be classified into two groups actual resources and potential resources.

• Actual Resources : Those resources whose quantity may not be known and these are not been used at present.
• Potential Resources : Those resources whose quantity may not be known and these are being used at present.

※ Based on their origin, resources can be biotic and abiotic.

• Biotic resources are living. Examples : Plants, Animals and Birds.
• Abiotic resources are non living. Examples : soil, rocks and minerals.

※ Natural resources can be broadly categorised into renewable and non - renewable resources.

• Renewable resources are those which get renewed or replenished quickly. Some of these are unlimited and are not affected by human activities such as solar and wind energy.
• Non - renewable resources are those which have a limited stock. Once the stocks are exhausted it may take thousands of years to be renewed are replenished. Since this period is much more than human life spans such resources are considered as non renewable resources. Coal, petroleum and natural gas are some examples.

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