CBSE Class VIII Geography Solutions

natural resources: gifts provided by nature

biotic resources: those resources which we get from living beings

abiotic resources: those resources which we get from non-living beings

renewable resources: those resources that are inexhaustible

non-renewable resources: those resources that get exhausted if used at a pace faster than their ability to renew themselves

potential resources: those that may be converted into an asset in the future with the advancement of technology

actual resources: those resources that are being used by humans

agricultural resources: All plants grown by humans

pastoral resources: those resources that we get from at animals-milk, meat, hide, etc.

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What do you understand by a natural resource?

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How many types of natural resources exits on earth?

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Natural resources can be divided into:

1. Based on origin : Biotic and Abiotic resources.

2. Based on renewability : renewable and non-renewable resources.

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Why are natural resources important to us?

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What is the need of the hour as regards the conservation of the natural resources?

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What do you understand by a potential resource? What are the problems and possibilities associated with their use?

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