Thursday, April 30, 2020

Resources

RESOURCES 
What is resources?
Everything available in our environment which can be used to satisfy our needs, provided such as technologically, economically, and culturally can be turned as resources.

RESOURCES are divided into two terms:
1) Natural. 
2)  Human.

(ON THE BASIS OF EXHAUTIBILITY )

a)Renewable resources.
The resources which can be renewed by Physical, Chemical and Mechanical process are known as renewable resources.For eg: Solar, Wind energy, Forest, Water and Wildlife.

b)  Non renewable resource.
These resources take longer period of time. Minerals and fossil flue are examples of such resources. These resources take million of years. Some of the resources like metals are recycled and some like fossil fuel cannot recycled and get exhausted with their use.
 
(ON THE BASIS OF ORIGIN) 

a) Bioticresources.
These sources are obtained from biosphere and have life such as human beings,flora(plants) and fauna.(animals)

b) Abiotic resource:
There are non living resources for eg.Rocks and metals.
                   
(ON THE BASIS OF OWNERSHIP) 
                 
a)Individual resources.
These are also owned privately by individuals many farmers own land which is alloted by government against the payment of revenue.Urban people own plots, houses and other property. Plantation, pasture land, ponds, water in Wells etc. Are some of the examples of resources ownership by individuals. 

b) Community owned resources.
There are resources which are accessible to all the members of the community. Such as public parks, picnic spots, playground etc. 

c) National resources.
All resources belong to the nation. The country has legal powers to acquire even private property for public good. Such eg: roads, canals, railways etc. Used by our nation.

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