PHYSICAL RESOURCES

Physical resources are those gifts of nature such as land,

water, minerals, forests, animals, sunlight and wind.

Nonrenewable resource-This cannot be replaced or resupplied

after it has been used.

Concepts related to Physical and Human Resource

Development- Use of resources and technology to

improve the standard of living and quality of life.

Environment- All human, natural and physical things in the

surroundings.
 Conservation- Protection of natural and man-made

resources for future use.

Energy- Force, the capacity for work

Resource- any part of the human and physical

environment that can be used in the production of goods

and services.

 Renewable resource- That can be reused many times 

Natural resources are useful raw materials that we get

from the Earth. They occur naturally, which means that

humans cannot make natural resources. Instead, we use

and modify natural resources in ways that are beneficial

to us. (The materials used in human-made objects are

natural resources.) Some examples of natural resources

and the ways we can use them are listed in the table

below.
Non- renewable resource- not replaceable 

Infrastructure- The basic physical systems of a country

or community's population, including roads, utilities,

water, sewage, etc. These systems are considered

essential for enabling productivity in the economy.

food security- The World Food Summit of 1996 defined

food security as existing “when all people at all times

have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to

maintain a healthy and active life”.

 Pollution- is something introduced into the environment

that is dirty, unclean, or has a harmful effect. There are

four main forms of pollution: air, water, land, and noise. 

 Global warming- Global Warming is the increase of

Earth's average surface temperature due to the effect

of greenhouse gasses, such as carbon dioxide emissions

from burning fossil fuels or from deforestation, which

trap heat that would otherwise escape from Earth. In

simple terms, this is an increase in the world’s

temperature due to the greenhouse effect.

Greenhouse effect The greenhouse effect is caused

by greenhouse gases; the most important greenhouse

gases in Earth's atmosphere are vapour, carbon,

and methane. When there is more greenhouse gas in the

air, the air holds more heat. This is why more greenhouse

gases cause global warming.

Weather-Weather is the day-to-day conditions of a

particular place.

 For example, It was raining today at school. Yesterday it

was sunny at home.

 The climate-The climate is the common, average weather

conditions at a place over a long period of time (for

example, more than 30 years). We learn about different

climates around the world. Deserts have a hot and dry

climate while the Antarctic has a very cold and dry

climate. 

Climate Change-Because the Earth's temperature is

rising it causes regional climate characteristics

(temperature, humidity, rainfall, etc.) to be altered,

leading to catastrophic events like melting glaciers, rising

oceans, evaporating lakes, devastating hurricanes, and

heavy snowfall. 

Natural
Products or Services
Resource
Air Wind energy, tires
 Foods (milk, cheese,) and clothing (wool sweater, silk
Animals
shirt, leather belt)
Coal Electricity
Minerals Coins, wire, steel, aluminum cans, jewelry
Natural Gas Electricity, heating
Oil Electricity, fuel for cars and airplanes, plastic
Plants Wood, paper, cotton clothing, fruits, vegetables
Sunlight Solar power, photosynthesis
Water Hydroelectric energy, drinking, cleaning
 Renewable energy Non renewable energy
Solar energy from the sun Oil and petroleum products
such as gasoline and diesel
fuel
Wind Natural gas
Geothermal energy – from Coal
heat inside the Earth
Hydropower- from hydro Uranium ( nuclear energy)
turbines at a dam
Biomass from plants, such as
wood from trees, ethanol
from corn and biodiesel from
vegetable oil