NATURAL RESOURCES

Our Natural Resources

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 Natural resources are things that are found in nature that are useful to people. We need natural resources to live. Natural resources are things that people and animal cant live without.

Natural Resources

 Any form of energy which can be used by humans. Those things that people come in contact with that may be used to perform any useful function. Objects, materials, creatures, or energy found in nature that can be put to use by humans.

What is a natural resource?

Types of resources
NATURAL RESOURCES HUMAN RESOURCES

INTERNAL

RENEWABLE RESOURCES TYPES

OF RESOURCES

EXTERNAL

PERMANENT& AVAILABLE IN LONG RUN

External resources
LAND FORESTS RIVERS ANIMALS MINERALS

 Renewable resources are generally living resources (fish, and forests, for example), which can restock (renew) themselves if they are not overharvested. Non-renewable resources is a natural resource that cannot be re-made or re-grown. Often fossil fuels, such as coal, petroleum and natural gas are considered non-renewable resources.

Natural resources are often classified :

Natural Resources Some natural resources like oil and coal will be used up if we are not careful.

NONRENEWABLE AND RENEWABLE RESOURCES

HMMM.
What do you think nonrenewable resources are? Break it down... Nonrenewable?

Resource?

NONRENEWABLE RESOURCES

A nonrenewable resource is a natural resource that cannot be re-made or re-grown at a scale comparable to its consumption.

Forests
A forest is any area with a lot of trees. There are forests all over the world. The type of forest varies depending on the location of the forest: for example, there are tropical rain forests, coniferous forests, and deciduous forests.

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Forests
Forests occur naturally, but they can be affected positively and negatively by human behavior. If a forest is carefully replanted and allowed to grow, it can exist in balance. If the forest is cut down faster than it can grow back, then it will be used up quickly.

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Forests
In what ways are forests a good source of energy? It can be renewable. What are the disadvantages to using forests as a source of energy? It pollutes; cutting down trees takes away animal homes and affects the oxygen in the world. How do you use the resource of forests in your life, if at all?
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NUCLEAR ENERGY
Nuclear fission uses uranium to create energy.

Nuclear energy is a nonrenewable resource because once the uranium is used, it is gone!

COAL, PETROLEUM, AND GAS

Coal, petroleum, and natural gas are considered nonrenewable because they can not be replenished in a short period of time. These are called fossil fuels.

RENEWABLE RESOURCES
Renewable resources are natural resources that can be replenished in a short period of time. Solar Geothermal Wind Biomass Water

SOLAR

Energy from the sun.

Why is energy from the sun renewable?

WIND ENERGY
Energy from the wind. Why is energy from the wind renewable?

WATER or HYDROELECTRIC
Energy from the flow of water. Why is energy of flowing water renewable?

NATURAL RESOURCES & MAN

FOOD
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION

CLOTHING

COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES

DWELLING

HUMAN RESOURCES & DEVELOPMENT

SCIENCE FIELD Man has progressed in the field of science through his thinking power, inquisitiveness skill, intelligence and constant desire to progress. Noteworthy contributions have come from Aryabhatt, Dr .Jagdishchandra Bose,Dr.Srinivas Ramanujan, Dr.Homi Bhaba,Dr. C.V. Raman,Dr. Vikram Sarabhai,Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam etc.

Social &cultural fields

The expertise of our engineers in multipurpose projects,infrastructure of transport routes,multistoreyed commercial and residential complexes and modern industrial units. Indian contribution is important in the field of literature,art,music, dance and sculpture.

Note worthy Indian personalities

SHEHNAI PLAYER: Bismillah Khan FLUTIST:- Pannalal Ghosh&Hariprasad Chaurasia SITAR:- Pandit Ravishankar TABLA:- Zakir Husain Pt.Kishan Maharaj

FAMOUS DANCE PERSONALITIES

 Painter Nandlal Bose Somalal Shah: Painter& Sculptor Bal Krishna Doshi in architecture

IN THE FIELD OF PAINTINGSCULPTURE& ARCHITECTURE

 Literature :
Amrita Pritam

IN THE FIELD OF LITERATURE, PHILOSOPHY& RELIGION

Guru Nanak

Sant Kabir

Rabindra Nath Tagore

Swami Vivekanand

Mahatma Gandhi

World famous economists

CHANAKYA

Dr,AMARTYA SEN (recepient of Noble Prize)

HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

If the progress achievement in many fields has become a reality, then it is due to the human resources of the nation.
That is why the government of India has set up a HUMAN RESOUCE DEVELOPMENT MINISTRY and that has given qualitative human resources to accelerate national prosperity.

SUMMARY

What are the differences between nonrenewable and renewable resources?