Natural Resources by Dr. Dattatray Mane

Natural resources are the resources that exist on the planet independent of human actions, or naturally occurring materials that are useful to man or could be useful under conceivable technological, economic or social circumstances.

Examples of natural resources include air, sunlight, water, soil, stone, plants, animals, fossil fuels, food, building and clothing materials, fertilizers, metals, water, and geothermal power.

Natural resources are available in the form of air, water, minerals, soil, forests, plants, and energy.

<p>Natural resources are characterized by amounts of biodiversity existent in various ecosystems.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Natural resources are essential for sustaining life on earth.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Natural resources can be found in the atmosphere, lithosphere, biosphere, and hydrosphere, relatively undisturbed by mankind, in a natural form.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Oxygen for human respiration, Oxygen for wild fauna in natural ecosystems and domestic animals used by humans as food, and Oxygen as a part of carbon dioxide used for plant growth</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Clean water for drinking, water for washing and cooking, water used in agriculture and industry, food from the sea and freshwater sources, and water used to generate electricity in hydroelectric projects</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It should be technologically accessible, economically feasible, and culturally acceptable.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The goal of sustainability.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Soil for agriculture, stone, sand and gravel for construction, micronutrients for plant growth, microscopic flora and fauna for decomposition, and minerals and fossil fuels for industries</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sunlight, atmosphere, water, land, vegetation, and animal life.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The biosphere is a thin layer on earth where life can exist</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Oxygen as a part of carbon dioxide is used for plant growth</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Natural resources exist without any actions of humankind.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Food from the sea, including fish, crustaceans and seaweed, and food from freshwater sources, including fish, crustaceans and aquatic plants</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A variety of goods and services necessary for day-to-day life.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Natural resources are derived from the environment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Renewable and Non-Renewable</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They are closely interlinked systems and are dependent on the integrity of each other.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Solar energy, wind energy, water, forests, and wildlife</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Renewable resources can be replenished, while Non-Renewable resources take millions of years to form and cannot be replenished.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The hydrological cycle connects the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is used as a source of energy, along with other forms of organic matter</p> Signup and view all the answers