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Types of Resources
Resources are of 3 kinds- natural, human made and human.
Natural Resources are drawn from nature and are used without much modification. Examples include the air we breathe, water in our rivers and lakes, soil, minerals and so on. Natural resources can also be categorised into renewable and non-renewable resources. Renewable resources can be renewed and get replenished very quickly. Solar and wind energy are renewable resources that are unlimited and will not be affected by human activities. Meanwhile, non-renewable resources have limited stock and once exhausted may take thousands of years to be replenished. Some examples are coal, petroleum and natural gas. Physical factors like terrain, climate and altitude affect the distribution of natural resources.
Human Made Resources: At times, natural substances become resources only after their original form has changed. People make use of natural resources to manufacture human made resources like buildings, bridges, roads, machinery and vehicles. Another example is technology.
Human Resource refers to the number (quantity) and abilities (mental and physical) of the people. That is why human beings are a special resource. People are human resources. Improving the quality of people’s skills so that they are able to create more resources is known as human resource development.
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