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RESOURCES get by nature and is utilised by us to satisfy our needs(eg:…
RESOURCES
get by nature and is utilised by us to satisfy our needs(eg: air )
Characteristics
Have utility to satisfy our needs
Available in limited quantity
Help us to create goods or services
Utility(power) of resource changes with improvement in science and technology
Values
value=worth, value depends on utility
Economic Value-used for production of goods (eg:Iron ore)
Legal Value-quality of a resource
Asthetic Value- beauty associated with the resource
Ethical Value- responsibility to preserve natural resources as it is very important
natural resources -
drawn from nature and used
without modification
Actual
-whose quantities are known and are used in present (eg:rich deposits of coal in Ruhr region of Germany)Maharashtra-12.30 billion metric tonnes and Jharkhand-83.15 billion metric tonnes
Potential
-entire quantity is not known and not being used at present, can be used in future.(eg: uranium found in Ladakh)
On the basis
of availability
Renewable
-used repeatedly , can be capable of regeneration, quantity-vast and unlimited , not affected by human activities
Non-Renewable
-cant be used repeatedly and have a limited stock, cant be regenerated, take 1000s of yrs to renew
On the basis
of origin
Biotic
Abiotic
On the basis
of distribution
disrtibution is unequal
due to physical
factors like climate
Ubiquitous-found everywhere
Localised-found at certain places
Sustainable Development
Careful utilisation of resources for future generation
follow all the principles
Causes of Industrial Pollution
lack of policies
Unplanned industrial
growth
Inefficient waste disposal
Use of outdated technology
leaching of resources from our natural world
Presence of large number of small scale industries