Class 8 NCERT Geography Chapter ‘Resources’ Notes: Chapter 1 of Class 8 NCERT Geography focuses on Resources. The chapter notes given here cover various types of resources, including natural, human-made, and human resources.
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Class 8 Geography Chapter Notes – Resources
Introduction:
- Water, electricity, rickshaw, vegetable and textbook are resources.
- Utility or usability makes an object or substance a resource.
- Things become resources only when they have value.
- Value means worth, some resources have economic value and some do not.
- Time and technology can change substances into resources.
- People are the most important resource.
Types of Resources:
Natural Resources:
- Resources drawn from Nature and used without much modification.
- Air, water, soils, minerals are all natural resources.
- Natural resources can be broadly categorized into renewable and non-renewable resources.
- Renewable resources get renewed or replenished quickly, but careless use of certain resources can affect their stock.
- Non-renewable resources have a limited stock, like coal, petroleum, and natural gas.
Human-Made Resources:
- Natural substances become resources only when their original form has been changed.
- People use natural resources to make buildings, bridges, roads, machinery, and vehicles.
- Technology is also a human-made resource.
Human Resources:
- People are the most important resource.
- Education and health help in making people a valuable resource.
- Improving the quality of people’s skills is known as human resource development.
Conserving Resources:
- Using resources carefully and giving them time to get renewed is called resource conservation.
- Balancing the need to use resources and also conserve them for the future is called sustainable development.
- Sustainable development ensures the future of our planet and its people
- Each person can contribute by reducing consumption, recycling, and reusing things.
- The future of our planet and its people is linked with our ability to maintain and preserve the life support system that nature provides.
Conclusion:
- It is our duty to ensure that all uses of renewable resources are sustainable.
- The diversity of life on earth must be preserved.
- Together we can make a difference in conserving resources.
- Everyone can contribute to conserving resources through reducing consumption and recycling and reusing things