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Natural Resources and Their Use

CBSE · Class 8 · Social Science

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Topics in Natural Resources and Their Use

1

What are Natural Resources?

  • Nature becomes a resource when humans use it for sustenance or create new things from it
  • For something to be called a resource, it must be technologically accessible, economically feasible, and culturally acceptable
  • Examples include water, air, soil, coal, petroleum, precious stones, metal ores, timber
2

Categories of Natural Resources

  • Resources can be categorized based on their uses: essential for life, source for materials, sources for energy
  • Essential for life: air, water, food (cannot be made by humans)
  • Resources for materials: wood, marble, coal, gold used to create physical objects
3

Renewable and Non-Renewable Resources

  • Nature functions in restorative and regenerative way - it heals, renews and maintains itself
  • Renewable resources: can be replenished naturally over time (solar energy, wind, timber, water)
  • Condition for renewability: natural rhythm of restoration must not be disturbed
4

Distribution of Natural Resources

  • Natural resources are not evenly distributed across the planet or within countries
  • Uneven distribution shapes human settlements, trade patterns, international relations, and conflicts
  • Industries near natural resources create employment and economic opportunities

Key Concepts

Materials and substances that occurResources can be categorized asResources that can be replenished naturallyResources formed over millions of yearsNatural resources are unevenly distributed across

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