Question

Classify and explain the land on the basis of ownership/ geography

Answer 1

Answer:

On the Basis of Ownership

Individual Resources: These are also owned

privately by individuals. Many farmers own

land which is allotted to them by government

against the payment of revenue. In villages

there are people with land ownership but there

are many who are landless. Urban people own

plots, houses and other property. Plantation,

pasture lands, ponds, water in wells etc. are

some of the examples of resources ownership

by individuals.

Community Owned Resources: There are

resources which are accessible to all the

members of the community. Village commons

(grazing grounds, burial grounds, village

ponds, etc.) public parks, picnic spots,

playgrounds in urban areas are de facto

accessible to all the people living there.

National Resources: Technically, all the

resources belong to the nation. The country

has legal powers to acquire even private

property for public good. You might have seen

roads, canals, railways being constructed on

fields owned by some individuals. Urban

Development Authorities get empowered by the

government to acquire land. All the minerals,

water resources, forests, wildlife, land within

the political boundaries and oceanic area upto

12 nautical miles (22.2 km) from the coast

termed as territorial water and resources

therein belong to the nation.

International Resources: There are

international institutions which regulate some

resources. The oceanic resources beyond 200

nautical miles of the Exclusive Economic Zone

belong to open ocean and no individual

country can utilize these without the

concurrence of international institutions.