GEOGRAPHY CHAPTER-1

RESOURCES AND
DEVELOPMENT
MADE BY- ANSH MEHTA

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 WHAT IS A RESOURCE???

Everything It should be
available in our
environment and 1.)
2.) Culturally 3.) Economically
which satisfy our Technologically
acceptable feasible
needs accessible

Like - Solar Cooker – It is technologically accessible but not culturally acceptable

CLASSIFICATION OF RESOURCES

ORIGIN EXHAUSTIBILITY

Classification of
resources on the
basis of

OWNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
RESOURCES-ORIGIN
• Obtained from • All the things which are
Biosphere and have Life Composed of Non
• Examples- Flora, Fauna, Living Things
Fisheries, Livestock, • Examples- Rocks,
Human Beings Metals

BIOTIC ABIOTIC
RESOURCES-EXHAUSTIBILITY
Resources on the basis of
Exhaustibility

Renewable Non Renewable

These resources cannot be

These resources can be
renewed as they take million
renewed/recycled.
years to form.
For Example
For Example
Solar and Water Energy,
Minerals, Fossil Fuels.
Forests etc.

Further Divided into

Continuous- Water and Wind

Flow-Natural Vegetation and
Wildlife
 RESOURCES-
OWNERSHIP

INTERNATIONAL
INDIVIDUAL

NATIONAL
• The • The which • The
COMMUNITY
• The
resources resources resources resources
which are are which belonging to
owned accessible to belongs to international
privately by all members the institutions.
individuals. of the government. • Example-
• Example- society. Oceanic
• Technically
Mobiles, • Example- all resources resources
Land. Public Parks, belong to beyond 200
Playgrounds. the nation. nautical
miles of the
• Example-
EEZ.
Roads,
Oceanic area
up to
19.2km.
 RESOURCES-STATUS OF
DEVELOPMENT
• Resources which are found in an region, but not have been utilized.
• Like Rajasthan and Gujarat have potential of solar and wind energy but not been used for some
POTENTIAL reasons.

• Resources which are surveyed and their quality and quantity is determined for utilization
• The development of resources depends on technology and level of their feasibility.
DEVELOPED

• The resources which have potential to satisfy human needs but there is no technology to use are
included among Stock.
• Like Water is a compound of Hydrogen and Oxygen which can be used as rich source of energy but
STOCK there is technology to use it.

• They are subset of stock which can be use with existing technology but are conserved for the future
generations.
• Like river water is used to a limited consent for generating electricity so that it can be used in future.
RESERVES
DEVELOPMENT OF RESOURCES
Ecological
Problem
Unequal Scarcity of
Distribution resources

Development of
Resources
Essential for Depletion
Exploitation future as of resources
resources are
limited in supply
 LAND DEGRADATION

DEFORESTATION INDUSTRIAL WASTE OVERUSE OF

FERTILIZERS

QUARRYING OVERDRAZING MINING

LAND CONSERVATION

Planting
Afforestation
Shelterbelts

Checking
Terrace
Over
Farming
irrigation
 RESOURCE PLANNING
Resource Planning is
widely accepted
strategy for judicious It has importance in a
use of resources. country like India which
has enormous diversity
in resources

MATCHING
IDENDIFYING ECONOMIC AND
RESOURCE
INVENTORY OF TECNOLOGICAL
DEVELOPMENT
RESOURCES EVOLUTION
PLAN

HOW IS RESOURCE PLANNING DONE???

 SOIL AS A RESOURCE

Most important natural resource.

Medium of plant growth and supports different

types of living organism on the earth.

Takes million of years to form soil up to a few

cm in length.
 FACTORS AFFECTING
FORMATION OF SOIL

Parent Rock Climate Vegetation

Activity of
Wind Glaciers
Decomposition

Organic and
Inorganic Temperature
Materials
 CLASSIFICATION OF SOIL
ALLUVIAL
Colour Thickness
BLACK

Classification
RED
on the basis
of :-
LATTERITE
Chemical and ARID
Physical Texture-Age
Properties
FOREST
 ALLUVIAL SOIL
Formed by the Found in Northern
deposit [Sand and Plains, Coastal
Very Fertile Silt] brought by the Plains, Deltas of
rivers Rivers

Rice, Wheat, Rich in Potash and Deficiency in

Cotton, Oil Seed Lime Nitrogen
 BLACK SOIL
Made up of lava flow
Known as Regur Soil,
Black in Colour [Breaking down of
Cotton Soil, Lava Soil
igneous rocks]

Found in Maharashtra,
Rich in Calcium
M.P, Chhattisgarh, Good Capacity to hold
Carbonate, Potash,
Godavari and Krishna moisture
Lime
Valleys

Deficiency in
Crack occurs when dry Sticky when wet
Phosphoric Content
 RED OR YELLOW SOIL
Formed by the
Found in Eastern
denudation of
Porous Chores and Southern part
Igneous and
of Deccan Plateau
Metamorphic Rocks

Deficiency in
Rice, Pulse, Sugar
Rich in Iron Nitrogen, Humus,
Cane
Lime
 LATTERITE SOIL

Found in
Acidic Porous Leaching by
Western
Heavy Rainfall
Ghats, Shillong

Coffee,
Deficiency in
Rubber, Rich in Iron
Lime, Potash
Cashew
 ARID SOIL

Formed by
Deficiency in
Weathering of Rich in Salt
Humus
Rocks

Dates, Melon, Rajasthan,

Bajra Punjab, Gujrat
 FOREST SOIL

Found in
Acidic in
Rainforest and
Nature
Hilly areas

Deficiency in
Humus
 SOIL EROSION
The denudation of the soil cover
and subsequent washing down is
called SOIL EROSION.

Due to Human and Natural • 1.) Human- Deforestation, Over Grazing etc.
Factors • 2.) Natural- Wind, Glacier etc

The processes of Soil Formation

and Erosion go on
simultaneously and generally
there is a balance b/w the two.

• 1.) Gully Erosion

Types :-
• 2.) Sheet Erosion
Contour Ploughing –
Ploughing around the contour lines to decelerate the flow of
water down the slopes

Terrace Farming –
Cutting out the slopes and making terraces

Strip Cropping –
Strips of grass are left to grow b/w the crops. It breaks up the
force of wind.

Planting Shelter Belts –

Planting lines of trees to create shelter.
RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
CLASS 10
GEO CHAPTER 1

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