RESOURSES 8th ncert geography

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RESOURSES

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WHAT IS A RESOURCE
● Anything that can be used to fulfil
human needs.
● Example: Air, water, food, electricity, TV,
cars etc.
● It has UTILITY and VALUE.
● UTILITY means usability of a substance.
● VALUE means worth of a substance. It
can be economic Value, artistic value,
cultural value etc.

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Can people also be considered as a resources?
● Yes. People or humans are an important resource.They are
referred as HUMAN RESOURCE.
● Man derives many resources from environment.Earlier
human had not realised the utility of resources.
● Time and Technology has played an important role in the
classification of a substance as resource.
● TECHNOLOGY is the application of scientific Knowledge to do
something or make something.

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TYPES OF RESOURSES
Natural resources

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Natural resources
Many of these resources are
free gifts of nature and can
be used directly.
In some cases tools and
technology may be needed
to use a natural resource in
the best possible way.
Natural resources are obtained from or
found in nature.
For example: air, water, land, sunlight
plants animals and minerals.
They can be used directly or with little
alteration.

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● NON-RENEWABLE
RESOURCES
TAKE THOUSANDS OF YEARS
TO GET RENEWED AND ARE
AVAILABLE IN LIMITED
QUATITIES.
● RENEWABLE
RESOURCES
CAN GET RENEWED OR
REPLENISHED FAST.

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Some natural
substances become
resources only when
their original form has
been changed. Iron ore
was not a resource until
people learnt to extract
iron from it. resources.
People use natural
resources to make
buildings, bridges, roads,
machinery and vehicles,
which are known as human
made resources.
HUMAN MADE
RESOURCES

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Human resources
● People or humans are called human resources.
● Their abilities to use their knowledge and technical skills to
resources.
● People are useful to the society.
● People who are healthy educated and skilled are useful for
the development of the society.
● Education and health help people to become
RESOURCE...So it is must for every country to invest in the
health and education of its people.

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Human resources Development
• Providing people the tools to increase their skills and
knowledge so they can create new resources.
It is the human resource of a nation which ultimately
determines the pace of its development.
Human Resource
development

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• WHY?
⚫ Resources are not unlimited.
Reckless use of resources not only depletes their quantity but
also affects their quality.
⚫ Careless and excessive use can lead to shortage.
⚫ HOW? .
Careful utilization without any misuse or waste.
• Conservation of resources
• Allowing resources time to get replenished
⚫ Use resources in such a way that we do not harm the
environment
Conservation of resources

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Sustainable development
→ When utilizing a resource, we must use a
resource in such a way that
there is enough of it left for our future
generations. This balancing of the use of
resources and preserving them for future
is called SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

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