What are resources?and how many types of resources? explain it?
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anything that can be satisfy a need of a people as a resource there are three types of resources human made natural and human resources
What are Resources ? How many types of resources ? Explain it ?
Resources : Everything available in our environment which can be used to satisfy our needs provided, it is technologically accessible, economically feasible and culturally acceptable can be termed as resources. Eg :- Wood, water etc.
There are three types of resources are as follows :-
1. Natural Resources - Natural resources are those resources which are obtained from nature. Eg - Water, minerals, sunlight, air etc.
2. Human-made Resources - People use natural resources to make buildings, bridges, roads, machinery and vehicles, which are known as human made resources. Technology is also a human made resource. Eg - Roads , Bridges and Machinerieser etc.
3. Human Resources - People can make the best use of nature to create more resources when they have the knowledge, skill and the technology to do so are called Human Resources. Eg - People etc.
Actual Resources - Actual Resources are those resources which are being used presently. For example :- Coal, water, petrol etc.
Potential Resources - Potential Resources are those resources which we found in a region, but have not utilised due to lack of capital and technology but it can be used in future. For example :- wind, solar energy etc.
Biotic Resources - Biotic Resources are those resources which are living things. For example :- Forests, animals, birds etc.
Abiotic Resources - Abiotic Resources are those resources which are non-living things. For example :- water, air, soil etc.
Ubiquitous Resources - Ubiquitous Resources are those resources which can be found everywhere. For example :- air, water, sunlight etc
Limited Resources - Limited Resources are those resources which are not found everywhere. For example - Natural gas, copper, oil etc.
Renewable Resources - Renewable Resources are natural which can be used again and again or can be reproduced by physical , mechanical and chemical processes. For example - Water, wind etc.
Non - Renewable Resources - Non - Renewable Resources are non natural resources that cannot be replaced at all or within a reasonable time . For example - Coal, gas, oil etc .