Definition of a Resource:
Anything that can be used to satisfy a need.
Examples of Resources:
Clothes
Utensils
Food Grains
Combs
Bottle of honey
Books
Water for drinking
Electricity for the house
Rickshaw for transportation
Value:
Definition: Having Worth or importance attributed to something.
Example: Things become resources only when they have value, which can be derived from their use or utility.
Utility:
Definition: The quality of being useful or practical; the capacity to satisfy a need.
Example: Water, electricity, rickshaw, vegetable, and textbook all share utility as they have been used, making them resources. Utility or usability is what transforms an object or substance into a resource.
NB:
Time and technology change substances into resources.
People, the most crucial resource, contribute ideas, knowledge, inventions.
Discoveries lead to the creation of more resources, like fire enabling cooking and the wheel shaping new transport.
Hydroelectric technology transforms fast-flowing water into a vital resource.
Class 8 Geography | Chapter 1 |Resources
Types of Resources
Resources are categorized into natural, human-made, and human resources.
Natural Resources:
Drawn from nature, e.g., air, water, soils, minerals.
Classified into renewable (e.g., solar, wind energy) and non-renewable (e.g., coal, petroleum) resources.
Distribution influenced by terrain, climate, altitude.
Human-Made Resources:
Derived from natural substances modified by humans, e.g., iron ore turned into iron.
Includes buildings, machinery, vehicles, and technology.
Human Resources:
People as a valuable resource with knowledge, skills, and technology.
Education and health enhance human resource development.
Conserving resources
It means using resources carefully, allowing time for renewal, and balancing their use for sustainable development.
Sustainable Development: Balancing the need to use resources with conserving them for the future.
Resource Conservation: The act of using resources carefully to ensure their availability for the future.
Renewable Resources: Resources that can be replenished and sustained over time.
Non-Renewable Resources: Resources with a limited stock that may get exhausted over time.
Diversity of Life: Preserving the variety of living organisms on Earth.
Environmental System: The natural balance and functioning of the Earth's ecosystems.
Minimizing Damage: Reducing harm to the natural environmental system.
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