Resources Flashcards
(40 cards)
What are resources?
Natural substances that have utility and functionality, satisfying human needs.
Define natural resources.
Materials found in nature that are usable by humans, including air, water, plants, animals, and minerals.
What are biotic resources?
Substances obtained from living beings, such as vegetation, birds, domestic animals, and wildlife.
Provide an example of biotic resources.
Forests, which can be used for activities like forestry, lumbering, pastoral farming, and agriculture.
What are abiotic resources?
Non-living substances, including air, water, land, rocks, and minerals in the Earth’s crust.
Name an example of abiotic resources.
Land, which can be used as a site for housing, and rocks, which can be used in construction.
Define renewable resources.
Resources that do not get exhausted with use and can be replenished or renewed by natural processes or proper management.
Give an example of a renewable resource.
Sunlight, wind, and water, which can be used to generate energy.
What are non-renewable resources?
Resources that decrease and gradually disappear with use, as their formation takes millions of years.
Provide an example of a non-renewable resource.
Fossil fuels and minerals, such as coal and petroleum, which cannot be replenished.
What are potential resources?
Resources that exist but cannot be exploited presently due to lack of technology or infrastructure.
Define actual resources.
Natural substances whose location and condition have been determined and are already being utilized by the present generation.
What are man-made resources?
Newer and better things produced by humans using natural resources, also known as cultural resources.
Give an example of a man-made resource.
Synthetic fibers like nylon and polyester, which are produced by human expertise.
Explain the concept of sustainable development.
Balancing the need to use resources with conserving them for the future, ensuring a healthy and balanced environment.
What are the principles of sustainable development?
- Respect and care for all forms of life
- Improving the quality of human life
- Conserving the Earth’s vitality and diversity
- Minimizing the depletion of natural resources
- Changing personal attitudes and practices towards the environment
- Enabling communities to care for their own environment
What is the importance of sustainable development?
It ensures the preservation of the Earth’s life support system and the well-being of future generations.
What does Gandhiji’s quote “There is enough for everybody’s need but not for anybody’s greed” imply?
It emphasizes the importance of resource conservation and highlights the negative impacts of greed and overexploitation.
Name an example of an individual or personal resource.
Land, house, wells, orchards, etc. owned by an individual.
What are community resources?
Resources accessible to all members of a community, such as ponds, parks, and playgrounds.
What are biotic resources?
Substances obtained from living beings, including vegetation, birds, domestic animals, and wildlife.
Define abiotic resources.
Non-living substances such as air, water, land or soil, rocks, and minerals in the Earth’s crust.
What are renewable or inexhaustible resources?
Resources that do not get exhausted with use and can be replenished naturally, such as sunlight, wind, water, and air.
Explain non-renewable or exhaustible resources.
Resources that decrease and gradually disappear with use, cannot be replenished, and have a fixed quantity, such as fossil fuels and minerals.
