Important naturalresourses

1. K.DHEERAJ REDDY
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NATURAL
RESOURCES

2. INTRODUCTION:-
Natural resources are resources
that are drawn from nature and
used with few modifications. On
Earth, it includes sunlight,
atmosphere, water, land, all
minerals along with all vegetation,
and wildlife. It describes products
of biological, ecological, or
geological processes that satisfy
human wants.

3. SIGNIFICANCE:-
 They are crucial in maintaining a
balance in our ecosystem
 To be able to cater to the needs of
the ever-growing population
 Resources serve as raw material for
large-scale industries and commercial
purposes
 Wise consumption of non-renewable
resources such as coal and petroleum
 water is used to produce electricity
in dams and reservoirs
 Wind energy is also used in turbines
and to produce electricity

4. TYPES OF NATURAL RESOURCES:-
 There are many ways of classifying these natural resources. They can be
biotic or abiotic. resources can be classified into Renewable and Non-
Renewable natural resources.
RENEWABLE RESOURCES:-
Nature has blessed us with
an unlimited supply of
resources such as air, water
and sunlight. These
resources are called
Renewable resources.

5. NON-RENEWABLE RESOUCERS:-
As the human population is increasing
at an astounding rate, we have
reached a number of 7.4 billion today!
If we go at this rate, we will soon
reach a day when nature will not be
able to provide us with resources such
as plants and trees, animals, mineral
ores, and fossil fuels such as coal,
petroleum and natural gas. Thus,
these resources non-renewable
resources.

6. CONCLUSION
Natural resources are materials from the Earth
that are used to support life and meet people's
needs. Any natural substance that humans use
can be considered a natural resource. Oil, coal,
natural gas, metals, stone and sand are natural
resources. Other natural resources are air,
sunlight, soil and water.