This PPT is to recognise the resources

1. WHAT ARE RESOURCES?
• A RESOURCE IS NOTHING BUT THAT CAN BE USED TO SATISFY HUMAN WANTS.
• .THINGS WHICH ARE PRESENT IN THE ENVIRONMENT WHICH HUMANS DIRECTLY
USE AND
• THINGS WHICH HUMAN TRANSFORM INTO USABLE MATERIAL TO SATISFY THEIR
NEEDS.

2. CLASSIFICATION OF RESOURCES
• NATURAL RESOURCES
• RESOURCES WHICH IS DERIVED FROM
NATURE IS CALLED NATURAL
RESOURCES.
• FOR EXAMPLE:AIR,WATER,SOIL,
MINERALS,ETC.
• HUMAN MADE RESOURCES
HUMAN MADE RESOURCES ARE THOSE THAT
HUMAN CREATED USING TECHNOLOGY AND
SKILLS.
FOR EXAMPLE: AIRCRAFT, MACHINE,
BUILDINGS, ROADS,ETC

3. HUMAN RESOURCES.
• HUMAN RESOURCES CONSIST OF PEOPLE.ALL OTHERS RESOURCES GET MEANING
AND VALUE BASED ON THE NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS OF HUMAN
BEINGS.THEREFORE,HUMAN RESOURCES AND IT’S PROPER DEVELOPMENT IS
VITAL IMPORTANCE.CREATIVE MINDOF HUMANS,AND THE DESIRE TO SATISFY
THEIR NEEDS.IRON ORE WAS USED TO MAKE MACHINARY,WHILE COTTON WAS
SPUN INTO YARNS,WOVEN INTO CLOTHES AND TAILORED INTO OUTFITS.

4. CLASSIFICATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES
• BIOTIC RESOURCES
• INCLUDES ALL LIVING ORGANISMS ON
THE EARTH-FLORA&FAUNA.
• HUMAN BEINGS ARE BIOTIC.
• ABIOTIC RESOURCES
• ARE NON LIVING SUBSTANCE USED BY
HUMAN BEINGS.
• EXAMPLE:SOIL,AIR, SUNLIGHT

5. • ACTUAL OR DEVELOPED RESOURCES
• ARE RESOURCES THAT IS ALREADY
BEEN DEVELOPED,AND WHICH ARE
PRESENTLY USING
• THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF
THESE RESOURCES ARE KNOWN TO US
• POTENTIAL RESOURCES
• ARE THOSE RESOURCES THAT COULD
BE USE IN THE FUTURE DUE TO
BREAKDOWN IN TECHNOLOGY,OR
CHANGING CIRCUMSTANCES

6. • RENEWABLE RESOURCES
• ARE THOSE THAT GET REGENERATEED
OR REPLENISH RAPIDLY
• SOME OF THE RESOURCES THAT
REPLENISH THEMSELVES LIKE
WILDLIFE AND FORESTS
• SOME CAN REPLENISH WITH THE HELP
OF PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL AND
MECHANICAL PROCESS LIKE SOIL AND
WATER.
• NON RENEWABLE RESOURCES
• ARE THOSE THAT CANNOT BE
REPLENISH OR RENEWED
• FOR EXAMPLE METALIC MINERALS
• OTHER RESOURCES LIKE COAL TAKE
THOUSANDS OF YEARS TO GET
NATURALLY REPLENISHED

7. • UBIQUITOUS RESOURCES
• ARE THOSE THAT ARE FOUND
EVERYWHERE
• FOR EXAMPLE: AIR IS A UBIQUITOUS
RESOURCES AS IT IS FOUND
EVERYWHERE
• LOCALISED RESOURCES
• ARE THOSE THAT ARE DISTRIBUTED
UNEVENLY ACROSS THE WORLD, AND
ARE FOUND CONCENTRATED IN
CERTAIN REGION
• COPPER,IRON ORE,GOLD, DIAMOND
AND SILVER ARE SOME EXAMPLES

8. WHAT IS KNOWN AS SUSTAINABLE
RESOURCES
• SUSTAINABLE RESOURCES CAN BE DEFINED AS 'DEVELOPMENT THAT MEETS THE
NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE
GENERATIONS OF MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS

9. ALL OF US SHOULD PRACTICE THE FOUR
GOLDEN R'S
• REDUCE-CONSUME LESS AND DO NOT WASTE
• REUSE-USE A PRODUCT OF RESOURCES AS MANY TIMES AS YOU CAN
• REFUSE-IF YOU DO NOT NEED A THING,REFUSE IT
• RECYCLE-AVOID WASTAGE BY CHANGING A PRODUCT INTO ANOTHER USABLE
MATERIAL