E. Give short answers for the following questions. (20-30 words)
1. What are resources?
2.What are potential resources?
3. Define biotic resources with examples.
4. What is sustainable development?
Answers
Explanation:
1 ) A resource is a physical material that humans need and value such as land, air, and water.
2 ) A type of natural resource that exists in a region and may be used in the future
3 ) Biotic resources are resources or substances which are derived from the biosphere like living things and from forest and the materials derived from them. This mainly include fossil fuels like coal gas, petroleum, etc. ... Examples of biotic resources are forests, animals, birds, fish, and marine organisms.
4 ) Sustainable development is an organizing principle for meeting human development goals while simultaneously sustaining the ability of natural systems to provide the natural resources and ecosystem services on which the economy and society depend.