SST - Geography - RESOURCES (FLASHCARDS)

Resources

Natural Resources that have utility and functionality; satisfy human wants & needs.

Classification of resources

natural, man.made, human.

Natural resources

whatever exists in nature and is usable by man.

biotic resources

substances that are living being and within the biosphere; which have some utility.

vegetation

forestry, lumbering, personal farming, agriculture

animals and fishes

livestock, raising, dairy farming, fisheries

most important resource

human resource cuz use and development of all other resourcesis determined by us. producer and consumer of all resrouces,

abiotic resoures

non-living substances. air, water, land, soil, rocks, minerals in the earth’s crust.

direct use of AR

land; site of a house, rocks; to build the house

indirect use of AR

extraced minerals from earth used it industries to make products

renewable/inexhaustible resources

flow resources stock is continuous; they are replenished by natural process. ex. sunlight, wind, water, air, etc.

non.renewable/exhaustible resources

substances whose stock decrease and gradually disappear with use; cannot be replenished. destroyed w use. ex. fossil fuels and minerals.

potential resources

resources that exist but cannot be exploited presently and remain as stock for future use.

actual resources

natural resources whose location and condition are determined and are presently being used. the area is surveyed; the quantity and quality of the srouce is determined.

individual or personal resources

owned by an individual, ex. land, house, wells, orchards, etc.

community resources

used by members of communtiy. ex. ponds, parks, playgrounds

national resources

within political boundraries if a country; everyting that belongs to a country are its national resources. ex. forests, wildlife, mines, water, land.

worl resrouces

sum of total resources in countries

ubiquitous resources

found everywhere ex. sunlgiht, wind, etc.

localised resources

found in parti. places on ert. ex. coal, petroleum

utility of NRs

1. accessibility, quality, awareness of prescense, cost for aquiring

pace of country development

quality/quantity of human resource

man.made resources

new things produced by man. ex. cotton natural but man weave clthes, artificial fibres like nylon and polyster, replace natural ones

unskilled jobs

mini. value. ex. farm labourers, cleaners, shop hands, etc.

semi.skilled workers

ex security guard

skilled work force

ex. teachers, bankers, lawyers.

agriculturual resources

cereals and food/cash crops. by farming for consumption, sale, agro.industries

pastoral resources

animal products. obtained by livestock rearing, sheep rearing, dairy farming. ex. milk, meat, fur, hide, skin, wool, etc

mineral resources

extracted deep in earth/surface by mining. process and refined into finished products. ex. iron ore, manganese, mica, etc

energy resources

minerals; ex. coal petrol, and abiotic resources; solar nergy, wind, water, that can generate power

what has affected biotic resources

uncontrolled expoloitation by man. environmental factors like change of habit/climate, have made many plants and animals extinct.

substance development

conserve natural resources

instead of non.renew sources

alternate sources, renewable sources

principles of sustainable development

1. respect and care for all forms of life, 2. improve human life quality, 3. conserve earth’s vitality and diversity, 4. minimise depletion of natural resource, 5. change attitude and practice towards environemnt