Meenakshi Mandal

ID NO: 14162029

10-3-15

TOPICS

1.1 Resource1.2 Types of resources 1.3 Natural Resource1.4 Resources on the basis of development1.5 Resources on the basis of origin1.6 Renewable/non renewable resources1.7 On the basis of distribution1.8 Human made resources1.9 Human resource1.10 Resource conservation

In this chapter you will learn:

What is resource, its uses, value

Different types of resources based on development, use, origin, distributionWhat is natural resource with examples and activityWhat is human made resourceWhat is human resourcesHow do we do resource conservation?

1.1) Look At these pictures :

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( Each of This has Its use like clothes we need to wear, Utensils for cooking Food, Foodgrains to eat, Books to read and Write.) So all of these has its own purpose an use, that is why they all are Important and so known as Resources.

For Example:

1) Water ( Is an resource as we use it to drink)2) Electricity ( It is an Resource as we use to light our homes and many other

uses)3) Vegetable ( It is an Resource as we use to eat)4) Textbook ( we use it to read)5) Auto rickshaw( It is an Resource as we use it for travelling)

“So we Can say that anything that can be used to satisfy a need is a resource.”

So utility or usability makes an Object or substance resource.

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Let’s Do

Look Around You and list out all the resources and so its use.Then prepare a list and Differentiate 5 Items of household resources and 5 of Classroom resources.

Note: Things become Resources only when they have Value. And so its use or utility gives it a value, therefore all resources have its value.

Some have more value, less value. Value means Worth. Value means Worth; some has economic value, while some don’t have it.

For Example:

1) Pictures of Metals and Gold

Both have Economic value but at same time if we look at pictures of beautiful landscape or Waterfall (Both are Resources but don’t have economic value)

Similarly some of the resources become economically valuable with time

Like Grandmother Medicine remedies have no commercial value today but if they are patented and sold in the market, it could become economically valuable

So Time and Technology are the two important factors that can change the substances into resources. People themselves are the most important resource as by their inventions, discoveries lead to creation of more resources.

For Example:

Discovery of Fire

Which led to cooking?

Similarly invention of wheel has led to development of modes of transport

A best example is the love between mother and a child where

Where mother is the valuable body and the child is an important Resource.

Activity:

Circle those items which have no commercial value in the following

1) Cotton Cloth

2) Intelligence3) Iron Ore4) Agricultural land5) Old Folk Songs6) Beautiful scenery7) Clean environment8) Coal deposits9) Good weather10) Medicinal Plants

1.2) Types of resources

Resources are generally classified into:

a) Naturalb) Human madec) Human

1.3

A) Natural Resources

Resources which are free gifts of nature that can be drawn from nature and used with put much modification are called as NATURAL RESOURCE.

For Example:

1) The Air we breathe

2) The water in lakes and rivers3) Beautiful Flowers

Now, these natural resources are classified into different groups depending upon their level of development and use, origin, stock and distribution.

1.4) On the basis of their development and use Resources can be classified into a) ACTUAL

b) POTENTIAL

A) Actual Resources

Actual resources are those that have been surveyed, their quantity and quality determined, and are being used in present times.

For Example :

i) Petroleum and natural gas is actively being obtained from the Mumbai High Fields.

ii) Dark soils of deccan Plateau in maharashtra

B) Potential Resources

Potential resources are those whose entire quantity may not be known and these are not being used at present. These resources could be used in future. The level of technology we have at present may not be advanced enough to easily utilise these resources.

Eg:- Uranium found in Jammu Kashmir

Similarly High speed winds were Potential resource 200 years ago but at present is Actual resource

See the following picture of wind mill.

Learning by doing

Collect pictures of actual resources and paste in chart .

1.5) Based on their Origin

They are classified as BIOTIC and ABIOTIC Resources

Biotic Resources are living whereas A biotic are non Living.

Activity

Differentiate among the pictures as Biotic or A biotic

1.6) Natural resources can be broadly classified into

Renewable and non renewable resources.

i) Renewable resources

A renewable resource is a resource which is replaced naturally and can be used again. But still careless use of renewable resource will lead to shortage.

Examples:

1) Fresh water 2) Forest

3: timber

II) Non renewable Resources

Non-renewable resources are resources for which there is a limited supply. The supply comes from the Earth itself and, as it typically takes millions of years to develop, is finite.

Examples are:

1) Fossil fuels 2) Coal

3:Petroluem

Learning by Doing

Activity ( Think of few renewable natural resources and mention how their stock may get affected by overuse.)

1.7) On the basis of their distribution Resources are Classified as

I ) Ubiquitous ( Resources that are found everywhere like the air we breathe)

ii) Localised (Resources that are found certain area like Copper and Iron ore.)

1.8) Human Made resources

When a natural resource undergoes drastic change by human intervention, it becomes human-made resource.For Example : Iron Ore was not Natural Resource until it was been extracted from ground.Similarly people use natural resources to make buildings, roads, bridges etcTechnology is also a human made resource.

Learning By doing

Activity (Make a list of five human made resources that can you observe around you.)

1.9) Human resource

(People can make best use of resources when they have knowledge, skills, Technology. That is human being is the special resource. People are human resource).

Note ( Human resource refers to number ( quantity) and abilities ( mental and physical) of the people).

For Example :

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So from above pictures it’s clear about human resources. Humans. are interdependent on each other.

Crops Ruined due to Drought. Can I find the

That’s it!

It’s all thanks to knowledge, skill and education.... we could find a solution.

Learning By doing

Activity: write down few examples of human resources

1.10) Resource Conservation

Using Resources Carefully and giving them time to get renewed is called resource conservation.

Conservation of resources means to save-up resources and to use them optimally. For instance in today's world energy conservation has grown in importance. Also grown in significance is water conservation. Fresh water reserve levels across the world have gone down.. Hence it's become very important to optimize the usage of water. Shorter showers, rain water harvesting, avoiding car wash etc can save up to gallons of fresh water per day.

Balancing the need to use resources and also conserve them for the future is called Sustainable Development .

Each Person can contribute towards resource conservation by

Reducing the Consumption

(Like use of water, electricity if not in use turn off to save it)

These are few pictures relating to water conservation .

As every drop of water is precious .and life without water is impossible,

Recycling

(It involves after use of things again recycle it to use like paper(newspaper can recycled to prepare packets and shopping bags, discarded clothes are used to prepare bags,bamboo sticks can be used to prepare baskets)

Following picture is of bags made from discarded clothes

Reusing things

Ultimately it makes a difference as all our lives are linked with each other.

Now, watch this video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42lxgPflEKM

the future of our planet and its people is linked with our ability to maintain and preserve the life support system that nature provides. Therefore its our duty to ensure that :

All uses of renewable resources are sustainableThe diversity of life on the earth is conservedThe damage to natural environmental system is minimised.

Some principles of sustainable development

Respect and care for all forms of lifeImproves the quality of human lifeConserve the earth vitality and diversityMinimise the depletion of natural resourcesChange personal attitude and practises towards the environmentEnable communities to care for their own environment.

Glossary

Patent: It means the exclusive right over any idea or invention. Technology: It is the application of latest knowledge and skill in

doing or making things. Stock of Resource: It is the amount of resource available for

use. Sustainable Development : Carefully utilisation of resources so

that besides meeting the requirements of the present, also of future generations.

Summary

o Defination (anything that can be used to satisfy a need is a resource)

o It explains about what is Resource,its use,importance,value(economic value)

o Types of Resources (Natural, Human made, human resources)

o Natural resources( resources that are drawn from the nature used without

modification )o It is further divided on the basis of development as (actual and Potential), on the

basis of orgin ( biotic and a biotic), on the basis of distribution as (ubiquitous and localised),on the basis of use( Renewable and non renewable)

o II type is human made resources (natural substances whose original form is

changed for consumption )o III type is human resource (making use of resources with help of human skills,

knowledge, and technology to create more resources.o Conservation of resources (using resources carefully and giving them time to

get renewed is called resource conservation.)o And with help of examples and activity it helps us to know how we can save

resources and use it without wasting.

Exercises:

1. Answer the Following Questions:a) What is the reason behind of unequcal distribution of resources

over the earth?b) Explain the different classification of natural resources?c) What is resource conservation?d) What is Sustainable development?e) Why are human resources important?

2. Differentiate between the following.a) Ubiquitous and localised resourcesb) Potential and actual resourcesc) Renewable or non renewable resources

3. Tick the correct answer:a) Which one of the following is a human made resource?

Utility Value Quantity

b) Which one of the following is the human made resource? Medicines to treat cancer Spring water Tropical forest

c) Complete the statement. Derived from the living thing Made by human being Derived from non living thing.

4. Activity :Think of how can you use these resources (stone,leaf,paper) as a resource.and write down the points

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