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Types of Resources - Coggle Diagram
Types of Resources
On the Basis on Ownership
Individual Resources
Owned privately by individuals
Examples
Plantation
Pasture lands
Ponds
Water in wells
Plots
Houses
Property
Community Owned Resources
Accessible to all the members of the community
Examples
Grazing grounds
Burial grounds
Village ponds
Public parks
Playgrounds
National Resources
Resources that belong to the nation
Examples
Resources within political boundaries and oceanic area up to 12 nautical miles (22 km) from the coast (territorial water)
Minerals
Water resources
Forests
Wildlife
Lands
International Resources
Resources that are regulated by international institutions
They are the ocean resources beyond 200 nautical miles of the Exclusive Economic Zone
Belong to the open ocean and no individual country can utilise them without the concurrence of international institutions
On the Basis of Origin
Abiotic Resources
Non-living things
Examples
Rocks
Metals
Biotic Resources
Have life
Examples
Humans
Flora
Fauna
Fisheries
Livestock
Obtained from the biosphere
On the Basis of Exhaustibility
Renewable Resources
Can be renewed or reproduced by physical, chemical or mechanical processes
2 Types
Continuous or Flow
Wind
Water
Solar
Biological
Forests
Wildlife
Non-Renewable Resources
Occur over a very long geological time
Take millions of years in their formation
2 Types
Recyclable
Metals
Non-Recyclable
Fossil fuels