SST - Geography - RESOURCES (FLASHCARDS)

[[Pre-topic Prep: Resource[[

^^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 and and are 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 everyone ex. sunlgiht, wind, etc.

localised resources - found in parti. places on ert. ex. coal, petroleum

utilisation 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, meatm 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