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CLASS: VIII
POWER POINT
PRESENTATION ON
RESOURCES
RESOURCES: ANYTHING THAT HAS SOME
UTILITY TO SATISFY OUR NEEDS IS KNOWN AS
A RESOURCE.
UTILITY : WATER, ELECTRICITY, RICKSHAW, VEGETABLE AND TEXTBOOK
HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON. THEY HAVE ALL BEEN USED BY
YOU, SO THEY HAVE UTILITY. UTILITY OR USABILITY IS WHAT MAKES
AN OBJECT OR SUBSTANCE A RESOURCE.
VALUE : VALUE MEANS WORTH. SOME RESOURCES HAVE ECONOMIC
VALUE, SOME DO NOT. FOR EXAMPLE, METALS MAY HAVE AN
ECONOMIC VALUE, A BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPE MAY NOT. BUT BOTH
ARE IMPORTANT AND SATISFY HUMAN NEEDS.
LET’S DO
TYPES OF RESOURCES: RESOURCES ARE
GENERALLY CLASSIFIED INTO NATURAL
RESOURCES, HUMAN MADE RESOURCES AND
HUMAN RESOURCES
NATURAL RESOURCES
RESOURCES THAT ARE DRAWN FROM NATURE AND USED WITHOUT
MUCH MODIFICATION ARE CALLED NATURAL RESOURCES. THE
AIR WE BREATHE, THE WATER IN OUR RIVERS AND LAKES, THE
SOILS, MINERALS ARE ALL NATURAL RESOURCES. MANY OF THESE
RESOURCES ARE FREE GIFTS OF NATURE AND CAN BE USED
DIRECTLY.
IN SOME CASES TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGY MAY BE NEEDED TO
USE A NATURAL RESOURCE IN THE BEST POSSIBLE WAY.
NATURAL RESOURCES CAN BE BROADLY CATEGORISED INTO
RENEWABLE AND NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES.
RENEWABLE RESOURCES ARE THOSE WHICH GET RENEWED
OR REPLENISHED QUICKLY. SOME OF THESE ARE UNLIMITED
AND ARE NOT AFFECTED BY HUMAN ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS SOLAR
AND WIND ENERGY. YET CARELESS USE OF CERTAIN RENEWABLE
RESOURCES LIKE WATER, SOIL AND FOREST CAN AFFECT THEIR
STOCK. WATER SEEMS TO BE AN UNLIMITED RENEWABLE
RESOURCE. BUT SHORTAGE AND DRYING UP OF NATURAL
WATER SOURCES IS A MAJOR PROBLEM IN MANY PARTS OF THE
WORLD TODAY.
NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES ARE THOSE WHICH
HAVE A
LIMITED STOCK. ONCE THE STOCKS ARE
EXHAUSTED IT MAY
TAKE THOUSANDS OF YEARS TO BE RENEWED OR
REPLENISHED.
SINCE THIS PERIOD IS MUCH MORE THAN HUMAN
LIFE SPANS,
SUCH RESOURCES ARE CONSIDERED NON-
RENEWABLE. COAL, PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
ARE SOME EXAMPLES.
THE DISTRIBUTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES
HUMAN MADE RESOURCES:
Sometimes, natural
substances become
resources only when their
original form has been
changed. Iron ore was not
a resource until people
learnt to extract iron from
it. People use natural
resources to make
buildings, bridges, roads,
machinery and vehicles,
which are known as
HUMAN RESOURCES
PEOPLE CAN MAKE THE BEST USE OF NATURE TO CREATE MORE
RESOURCES WHEN THEY HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND THE
TECHNOLOGY TO DO SO. THAT IS WHY HUMAN
BEINGS ARE A SPECIAL RESOURCE. PEOPLE
ARE HUMAN RESOURCES. EDUCATION AND
HEALTH HELP IN MAKING PEOPLE A VALUABLE
RESOURCE. IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF
PEOPLE’S SKILLS SO THAT THEY ARE ABLE
TO CREATE MORE RESOURCES IS KNOWN AS
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT.
RESOURCES power point presentation by J Devi
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. THERE ARE
MANY WAYS OF CONSERVING RESOURCES.
EACH PERSON CAN CONTRIBUTE BY REDUCING
CONSUMPTION, RECYCLING AND REUSING
THING. ULTIMATELY IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE
BECAUSE ALL OUR LIVES ARE LINKED.
USTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Sustainable development is how we
must live today if we want a better
tomorrow, by meeting present needs
without compromising the chances of
future generations to meet their needs.
EXERCISES
• ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS
(I) WHY ARE RESOURCES DISTRIBUTED UNEQUALLY OVER THE
EARTH?
(II) WHAT IS RESOURCE CONSERVATION?
(III) WHY ARE HUMAN RESOURCES IMPORTANT?
(IV) WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT?
(V) WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RENEWABLE RESOURCES AND
NON RENEWABLE RESOURCES?
(VI) WHY HUMANS ARE CONSIDERED AS HUMAN RESOURCES?
(VII) HOW CAN YOU STOP RESOURCES EXPLOITATION?
(VIII) WHY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IS IMPORTANT AND HOW
CAN YOU ENFORCE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN YOUR
COMMUNITY?
TICK THE CORRECT ANSWER
(I) WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING IS A HUMAN
MADE RESOURCE?
(A) STATUE
(B) SPRING WATER
(C) TROPICAL FORESTS
(II) COMPLETE THE STATEMENT.
NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES ARE
(A) THOSE WHICH HAVE LIMITED STOCK
(B) MADE BY HUMAN BEINGS
(C) DERIVED FROM NON-LIVING THINGS
LET’S DO
•CREATE A WORKING MODEL ON WATER
RESOURCES IN A GROUP.
•DEBATE ON BENEFITS OF HUMAN
RESOURCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES .
THANK YOU

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RESOURCES power point presentation by J Devi

  • 2. RESOURCES: ANYTHING THAT HAS SOME UTILITY TO SATISFY OUR NEEDS IS KNOWN AS A RESOURCE. UTILITY : WATER, ELECTRICITY, RICKSHAW, VEGETABLE AND TEXTBOOK HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON. THEY HAVE ALL BEEN USED BY YOU, SO THEY HAVE UTILITY. UTILITY OR USABILITY IS WHAT MAKES AN OBJECT OR SUBSTANCE A RESOURCE. VALUE : VALUE MEANS WORTH. SOME RESOURCES HAVE ECONOMIC VALUE, SOME DO NOT. FOR EXAMPLE, METALS MAY HAVE AN ECONOMIC VALUE, A BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPE MAY NOT. BUT BOTH ARE IMPORTANT AND SATISFY HUMAN NEEDS.
  • 4. TYPES OF RESOURCES: RESOURCES ARE GENERALLY CLASSIFIED INTO NATURAL RESOURCES, HUMAN MADE RESOURCES AND HUMAN RESOURCES NATURAL RESOURCES RESOURCES THAT ARE DRAWN FROM NATURE AND USED WITHOUT MUCH MODIFICATION ARE CALLED NATURAL RESOURCES. THE AIR WE BREATHE, THE WATER IN OUR RIVERS AND LAKES, THE SOILS, MINERALS ARE ALL NATURAL RESOURCES. MANY OF THESE RESOURCES ARE FREE GIFTS OF NATURE AND CAN BE USED DIRECTLY. IN SOME CASES TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGY MAY BE NEEDED TO USE A NATURAL RESOURCE IN THE BEST POSSIBLE WAY.
  • 5. NATURAL RESOURCES CAN BE BROADLY CATEGORISED INTO RENEWABLE AND NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES. RENEWABLE RESOURCES ARE THOSE WHICH GET RENEWED OR REPLENISHED QUICKLY. SOME OF THESE ARE UNLIMITED AND ARE NOT AFFECTED BY HUMAN ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS SOLAR AND WIND ENERGY. YET CARELESS USE OF CERTAIN RENEWABLE RESOURCES LIKE WATER, SOIL AND FOREST CAN AFFECT THEIR STOCK. WATER SEEMS TO BE AN UNLIMITED RENEWABLE RESOURCE. BUT SHORTAGE AND DRYING UP OF NATURAL WATER SOURCES IS A MAJOR PROBLEM IN MANY PARTS OF THE WORLD TODAY.
  • 6. NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES ARE THOSE WHICH HAVE A LIMITED STOCK. ONCE THE STOCKS ARE EXHAUSTED IT MAY TAKE THOUSANDS OF YEARS TO BE RENEWED OR REPLENISHED. SINCE THIS PERIOD IS MUCH MORE THAN HUMAN LIFE SPANS, SUCH RESOURCES ARE CONSIDERED NON- RENEWABLE. COAL, PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS ARE SOME EXAMPLES. THE DISTRIBUTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES
  • 7. HUMAN MADE RESOURCES: Sometimes, natural substances become resources only when their original form has been changed. Iron ore was not a resource until people learnt to extract iron from it. People use natural resources to make buildings, bridges, roads, machinery and vehicles, which are known as
  • 8. HUMAN RESOURCES PEOPLE CAN MAKE THE BEST USE OF NATURE TO CREATE MORE RESOURCES WHEN THEY HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND THE TECHNOLOGY TO DO SO. THAT IS WHY HUMAN BEINGS ARE A SPECIAL RESOURCE. PEOPLE ARE HUMAN RESOURCES. EDUCATION AND HEALTH HELP IN MAKING PEOPLE A VALUABLE RESOURCE. IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF PEOPLE’S SKILLS SO THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO CREATE MORE RESOURCES IS KNOWN AS HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT.
  • 10. 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. THERE ARE MANY WAYS OF CONSERVING RESOURCES. EACH PERSON CAN CONTRIBUTE BY REDUCING CONSUMPTION, RECYCLING AND REUSING THING. ULTIMATELY IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE BECAUSE ALL OUR LIVES ARE LINKED.
  • 11. USTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Sustainable development is how we must live today if we want a better tomorrow, by meeting present needs without compromising the chances of future generations to meet their needs.
  • 12. EXERCISES • ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS (I) WHY ARE RESOURCES DISTRIBUTED UNEQUALLY OVER THE EARTH? (II) WHAT IS RESOURCE CONSERVATION? (III) WHY ARE HUMAN RESOURCES IMPORTANT? (IV) WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT? (V) WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RENEWABLE RESOURCES AND NON RENEWABLE RESOURCES? (VI) WHY HUMANS ARE CONSIDERED AS HUMAN RESOURCES? (VII) HOW CAN YOU STOP RESOURCES EXPLOITATION? (VIII) WHY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IS IMPORTANT AND HOW CAN YOU ENFORCE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN YOUR COMMUNITY?
  • 13. TICK THE CORRECT ANSWER (I) WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING IS A HUMAN MADE RESOURCE? (A) STATUE (B) SPRING WATER (C) TROPICAL FORESTS (II) COMPLETE THE STATEMENT. NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES ARE (A) THOSE WHICH HAVE LIMITED STOCK (B) MADE BY HUMAN BEINGS (C) DERIVED FROM NON-LIVING THINGS
  • 14. LET’S DO •CREATE A WORKING MODEL ON WATER RESOURCES IN A GROUP. •DEBATE ON BENEFITS OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES .