Title 02. Chapter-1-Resource & Development.pdf ✅

Example : Solar energy, air, water, soil, forest & wild life. (B) Non-Renewable Resources : Those resources that can not be replaced at all. 1. They take millions of years to form. 2. They occur over a long geological time. 3. It is divided into Recyclable and Non Recyclable Resources. 4. Metals and Fossil fuels are non renewable resources. However metals are Recyclable but fossil fuels are non- recyclable.  On the Basis of Ownership (A) Individual Resources : Resources which are owned by private individuals are known as individual resources. Examples : Plot, Fields, House, Car, Book etc. (B) Community Resources : Resources which are owned by all members of the community. Example : village pond, public parks, play ground etc. (C) National Resources : All the resources which are under the control of state or union government. Example : All mineral resources, like water, land, forest and wild life. (D) International Resources : These are international institutions that control all areas which do not belong to any individual country. Example : Area beyond the exclusive economic zone belong to the open ocean & no individual country can utilize this area without the permission of international institutions. . On the Basis of Development (A) Potential Resources : Resources which are found in a region but have not been utilised due to lack of capital or other reasons. Example : Rajasthan and Gujarat have enormous potential for the development of wind and solar energy, but so far these have not been developed properly. (B) Developed Resources : Resources which have been surveyed and their quality and quantity have been determined for utilisation. Example : Coal resource of India. (C) Stock : These are the material in the environment which have the potential to satisfy the human needs but could not be used due to lack of appropriate technology. Example : Water (H2O) is a compound of two gases, but we do not have the technology to trap the energy of Hydrogen (H2 ) & Oxygen (O2 ).