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What types of resources |
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Answer» Types of Resources:Resources can be classified on different bases; into following types:\tOn the basis of origin: Biotic and Abiotic\tOn the basis of exhaustibility: Renewable and Non-renewable\tOn the basis of ownership: Individual, community, national and international\tOn the basis of status of development: Potential, Developed, Stock and Reserves Classification of Resources : On the basis of Origin\tBiotic Resources:\xa0All living organisms in our environment are called biotic resources. For example, trees, animals, insects, etc.\tAbiotic Resources:\xa0All non-living things present in our environment are termed as abiotic resources. For example – earth, air, water, metals, rocks, etc.Classification of Resources: On the basis of Exhaustibility:\tRenewable Resources:\xa0Resources that can be replenished after a short period of time are called Renewable Resources. For example – agricultural crops, water, forest, wildlife, etc.\tNon-renewable Resources:Resources which takes million years of time to replenish are called non-renewable resources. For example – fossil fuel.Classification of Resources: On the Basis of ownership:\tIndividual:\xa0Resources owned by individuals are called Individual Resources. For example – land owned by farmers, house, etc.\tCommunity:\xa0Resources owned by community or society are called Community Owned Resources. For example – Graveyard, grazing land, ponds, burial grounds, park, etc.\tNational Resources:\xa0Resources owned by Individual Nations are called National Resources. For example – Government land, Roads, canals, railway, etc.\tInternational Resources:\xa0Resources regulate by International bodies are called International Resources. For example – Ocean and sea beyond 200 km of the Exclusive Economic Zone and is called open sea or ocean. No individual country can utilize these resources without the permission of International bodies. Classification of Resources: On the basis of Status of Development:\tPotential Resources:\xa0Resources which are found in a particular region, but not yet used properly. For example – Rajasthan and Gujarat receive plenty of solar energy and have plenty of wind energy, but use of these resources so far has not been developed properly.\tDeveloped Resources:\xa0Resources which are developed and surveyed for utilization and are being used in present time are known as Developed Resources.\tStock:\xa0Resources that are available, but we do not have proper technology to used them are called Stock. For example – water is made of oxygen and hydrogen, which can be used as fuel, but because of lack of proper technology these are not being used.\tReserves:\xa0Resources which are available and the knowhow to use them is also present but they are yet to be used are called Reserves. For example – river water which is not used to generate electricity. |
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