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Natural Resources

Anything which has some utility for us is called a Classification of Natural Resources :
resource. Some resources have economic value, 1. On the Basis of Origin of Resources :
while some do not. For example; milk has eco- (a) Biotic (b) Abiotic
nomic value, but a beautiful landscape has no
(a) Biotic Resource : All living things are
economic value. But, both are important because
known as biotic resources. These
both satisfy some human needs.
resources are obtained from the
NATURAL RESOURCES Biosphere and they have life, such as

Resources that we find in nature and are used — human beings, flora, fauna, fisher-
without much modification are called natural ies, etc.
resources. For e.g., air, water, soil, sunlight,
(b) Abiotic Resource : All non-living
minerals, flora and fauna, etc. All these are free things are known as abiotic resources,
gifts of nature and can be used directly. such as — wind, water, air, rocks,
metals, etc.
2. On the Basis of Exhaustibility or
Utility of Resources :

(a) Renewable (b) Non-Renewable
(a) Renewable Resource : Resources
which can be renewed or reproduced
Water Soil are known as renewable resource. E.g.,
solar and wind energy, water, etc.
Resources like wind, sunlight are
present in such huge quantities that

Igneous Sedimentary
Rock Rock
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Sunlight Minerals

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Magma Metamorphic
Rock
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Flora Fauna Rock Cycle

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