(me Toone : ton classroom, in school and at ou in the classroom, . ‘ou see around you th tural Resources, Human Resources and Hyp YOy Make a list of all the things y notebook, make three columns headed DET STs) Under each heading, write the name of the Oar Gob isse ama, object you think is most suitable, n the process of evolution and development, humans have discovered a great variety of Tesources in nature and created many others with the help of different technologies. In this chapter, we will study the major types of resources; how usefill and valuable they are in making human lives comfortable; and why it is important to ‘conserve these resources, RESOURCES Any object that is useful in making the life of human beings comfortable is a resource. Whatever We eat, use, or even see around us is a resoure: or has been created from some type of resource A resource should: + satisfy a need. + be developed and used. (Origin Abie) |BiGwC wd (soil, water), (Potential (tidal and) Human-made politcal economic, sociocultural) ‘Stage of development S {Actual [Renewable _) Gaon ore,coal)} (forests, ar) + be accessible to humans. + have some value—economic or social, + be cheap, that is, it should not cost too Much ty develop the resource. * suit the requirements of new technology and the level of development. Classification of Resources In general, resources are categorised into three broad ‘ypes—natural, human-made and human, Natual Tesources can be further classified as shown below. IATURAL RESOURCES Naturally occurring materials that support life, such aS water, ait and sunlight, or resources that satisly @ human want, such as food, raw materials and mineral fuels, are natural resources. / Renewability Non-tenewable / (mineral, Ores, |Pr | gsitfietion of Natural Resources The actual use of the resources depends on: A sources ca be classified on tHe basis * their accessibility. + the cost of development sat! andutilisation. + theavailability of technology. + the market conditions. iii oie _estage of development, + renewability. a Did You Know origi A century ago, aluminiu josity F , aluminium was a mere curiosit gasedontheir orig in or where they are derived from, {rather than a resource, and uranium was virtually unknown. Today, both of these are important Bfeuces canbe divided into biotic or abiotic piotie resources include natural vegetation Land forests, wildlife, aquatic ecosystems of both fresh water and salt water. | Abiotic resources include land utilised for/Some resources are renewable by natural or human- Renewability seitlement, soil for cultivation, water for assisted processes. Others are non-renewable. survival and minerals. Renewable resources: Solar power, wind and tidal energy, crops, forests, fisheries, wildlife, Stage of Development air and ane ore examples of renewable) / resources can be classified as potential or actual resourced They can be renewed or replenished CCegpending on whether they are being developed ina short@Pperiod of time. They are also more { \vurently orate available for future development easily available and more widely distributed + Potential resources: These resources @re than non-renewable resources)-py-2 “known to exist and have been located, but + Most renewable | resouees regenerate )> are not being utilised or developed at present. themselves, either through (a) a cyclic flow They may be developed and utilised in the process that is often continuous, like the future. tidal, solar and geothermal energy water cycle, or (b) a reproductive process resources, in most parts of the world, are common to all living things. potential resources waiting o be tapped: ) + (Actual resources: These resources havé beet Froperly surveyed and assessed and are being currently used by humans. Examples would be iron ore and coal)that are being extracted from the Chota Nafpur Plateau in India and used in iron and steel P| 1 il ‘Solar power, crops and wind energy are some examples of renewable resources. ( newable resources: These are either jot replenishable or may take millions of years to be renewed. Mineral ores and fossil fuels are examples of non-renewable resources. For example, it t ye » it take ena - pI es a few years to use up tidal energy enone) an entire coal seam but to produce one such entialresource: @ anactual resource: geothermal energy: power obtained by usin sea using heat from the Earth’ interior a thicklayer of coalthatcanbemined to makea huge prot. [|ScaM MAY require a whole period Ol #4 Aime or millions of years, +f Nonsrenewable resontees are also unevenly i “Wistributed and can be exploited only iP they | eNist in sufficiently har epost, \ U \ ome renewable resources become nonchewable they are destroyed by bad management and improper practices. Inthe USA, for example, some farmlands have tost their topsoil, higher hands have been eroded and streams anl lakes silted up, It iudiciously, however, renewable 1 be able t0 su tocome, sources should n development for a long time The non-renew need to be do not experience a in the future, { Forests are vast repositories of natural resources { } that humans have been. using for different, ‘Purposes, ; | Find out: 4 about any five ways in which forests were used by! { _ the Stone Age people. i (ARETE @ about any five Products of forests we ‘consume / } aseatables. ® about some products of forests that we use for their medicinal and nutritional value, HUMAN-MADE RESOURCES The proper use of natural narce ised in their raw form but need to be processed and changed from their original state. It regard that human-made or cultural resources assume great significance, These resources play a vital role in the utilisation and development of natural resoure primarily include: i + our technical expertise, : + government structures that sometimes i political and economic institutions, + our social and cultural set-up, cannot always be uti un eee aand DFIAd | More HUMAN RI Human themselves, piscuss how human-made resources are differen from human resources. i CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES Modem eivilis: Resources. We need to be concerned about whether there will be enough to sus Just for people now, but a Exploitation of coal groundwater dry up. Poor § farmland and ten it barren, Steps to conse, Today Avith the eglons ame getting attected 4, 4 calamities. Find out how misuse. of i resources by human beings have cay ete frequency. ESOURCES. constitute fy HMI big + Without human beings, no gitt of py be developed and utilised as resource + Along with educational expertise, human population helps. in Mure Gy 4 hay 2 tetins economic and social development + Human resources are assessed both intempo Ml quantity. Two aspects are ate considered in determining ther importing ¢ There must be enough humans to exploit tural resources, + They must have the techniques to utile Fesources in the best possible manner, fora communication ion and life itseltdepends on natual in development—not Iso for future generations ® natural resource sometimes bis mended consequences, For example, whet deposits undergo ining, the flow of nay be disturbed, causing wells © “irming methods have ruined much TVe resources Steady growth of popu : nana the production, the necd for onservation of So that they are not wasted o ostpo our tural assets is greater than ever, The process We must adopt proper of conservation even allows some iodotting} techniques. per waste management trees to be used over a longer period of time, +/ We are gversdependent on non-renewable Teonaees( Pale must look for alternatives to resources that are becoming scarce, For * Each one of us must learnyo take care of our example, aluminium may be used in place of immediate environment, Wi cope for many Purposes) ile copper is An understanding of resources is vital to their eer nae auxife and clay contain management and eventual utilisation. The successfull at : management of resources to maintain and enhance Even if natural resources are conserved and he quality of the environment will not only meet developed properly, the Earth will be unable a ; carne enoegh food ithe pppulatpn keeps ‘HE Deeds of present generations, but also sustain inereasing at an alarming rate(The gfostth of development in the times Ya come, the world population must beControlled to allow Semen) Bt iGeolConnect, Om== Ps management of resources. : KX) We must avoid disastrous¢hanges ih / In 1987, the United Nations released the Brundt(an erences neers TES Sed ae ee agricultural land u SSO oe present without compromising the ability of ; ater development, future generations to meet their own needs.’ The Fumes from automobiles and stoke from united. Nations 2005 World Summit Outcome fries poison the air. This Kills trees {Document refers to economic development, social ; aed endangers, human health. Government idevelopment, and environmental protection as | Teeulation can control this damage to the interdependent and mutually reinforcing pillars’ of ! environment by reducing the emission of 4 able development. * ; poisonous sbstanees) DA Dy Each of us Must take responsibility for our actions and attitudes, cs - [information iteracy : GEOGRAPHY IN DEPTH limate Change ming up ast—fasterthanatany othe timeinthe known history of the planet. This changeis Pre extreme and unpredictable, so we get more rainfall, unfamiliar season changes, i ising sea levels. What causes climate change? Climate change is caused ‘ 2. extensive farming. 3. deforestation. inking glacial Ice an uring fossil fuels.