Resources

NCERT - CLASS VIII

GEOGRAPHY
PRESENTED BY:
KANIKA PARNAMI
B.Ed. YEAR II
AGENDA

1. RESOURCE
2. UTILITY AND VALUE
3. SUBSTANCE AND RESOUCES
4. ACTIVITY
5. TYPES OF RESOURCES
6. RENEWABLE - NON RENEWABLE RESOURCES
7. HUMAN MADE RESOURCES
8. HUMAN RESOURCES
9. CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES
RESOURCE

Anything that can be used

to satisfy a need is a
resource.
● The water you drink
● The electricity you use
● The textbook you use
UTILITY AND VALUE

Utility or usability is what makes an object Value means worth.

or substance a resource.
Things only become resources, when they have a
● Water,
● Electricity,
value associated with them.
● Rickshaw,
● Vegetable and For example, metals may have an economic
● Textbook value, a beautiful landscape may not. But both are
They have all been used by you, so they have utility. important and satisfy human needs
FACTORS AFFECTING
CONVERSION
-SUBSTANCE INTO
RESOURCES

1. TIME

2. TECHNOLOGY
ACTIVITY

CHOOSE WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DON’T HAVE COMMERCIAL VALUE

COTTON CLOTH BEAUTIFUL SCENERY

INTELLIGENCE CLEAN ENVIRONMENT

IRON ORE COAL DEPOSITS

AGRICULTURAL LANDS GOOD WEATHER

OLD FOLK SONGS MEDICINAL PLANTS

TYPES OF RESOURCES
1. NATURAL 2. HUMAN - MADE 3. HUMAN
NATURAL RESOURCES

Resources that are drawn from

Nature and used without much
modification.

● The air we breathe,

● The water in our rivers and
lakes,
● The soils,
● Minerals are all examples of
natural resources.
RENEWABLE AND NON- RENEWABLE RESOURCES

Renewable resources are those which get renewed or replenished

quickly.

Non-renewable resources are those which have a limited stock. Once the
stocks are exhausted it may take thousands of years to be renewed or replenished.
HUMAN - MADE RESOURCES

People use natural

resources to make
buildings, bridges, roads,
machinery and vehicles,
which are known as
human made resources.
HUMAN RESOURCES

Human beings are a special resource,

because people can make the best
use of nature to create more
resources when they have the
knowledge, skill and the technology
to do so.
Human resource refers to number (
quantity) and abilities ( mental and
physical) of the people
CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES

● Respect and care for all forms of life

● Improve the quality of human life
● Conserve the earth’s vitality and diversity
● Minimise the depletion of natural resources
● Change personal attitude and practices towards the environment
● Enable communities to care for their own environment.
THANK YOU
PREPARE WELL AT HOME

AND HELP SAVE THE WORLD WITH CONSERVATION OF THE

RESOURCES
KANIKA PARNAMI
B.Ed. YEAR II