Natural resources

• The resources which can be renewed or reproduced by physical , chemical or mechanical are known as renewable or replenishable resources.

• Exa: Solar , Wind , Water ,etc.

• These occur over a very long geological time.

• Exa:Minerals , Fossil fuels , etc.• These resources take millions of years in

their formation.

•BIOTIC: These are obtained from biosphere and have life such as human beings, flora and fauna , fisheries, livestock etc.

•ABIOTIC: All those things which are composed of non-livingthings are called abiotic resources.Exa:Rocks & Metals.

• RESOURCES ARE VITAL FOR HUMAN SURVIVAL AS WELL AS FOR MAINTAINING QUALITY OF LIFE. HUMAN BEINGS USE THEM INDISCRIMINATELY WHICH HAS LED TO SOME PROBLEMS :

• DEPLETON OF RESOURCES FOR SATISFYING THE GREED OF FEW INDIVIDUALS.

• ACCUMULATION OF RESOURCES IN FEW HANDS , WHICH , IN TURN, DIVIDED THE SOCIETY INTO TWO SEGMENTS i.e. HAVES & HAVE NOTS OR RICH AND POOR.

• RESOURCES ARE DEPLETED DUE TO SOME CARELESS HUMAN IN THE WORLD.

• THIS LED TO GLOBAL WARMING , INCREASE IN POLLUTION, DEPLETION OF OZONE LAYER.

• TO OVERCOME DEPLETION PROBLEMS RESOURCE CONSERVATION AT VARIOUS LEVEL IS IMPORTANT.

• FOR CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES WE HAVE TO MAKE LESS USE OF RESOURCES.

• LAND IS A NATURAL RESOURE OF OUTMOST IMPORTANCE.

• LAND IS AN ASSET OF A FINITE MAGNITUDE.

• INDIA HAS LAND UNDER A VARIETY OF RELIEF FEATURES:MOUNTIANS, PLATEAUS, PLAINS & ISLANDS.

ALLUVIAL SOIL

• ALLVIAL SOIL IS MOST WIDELY SPREAD SOIL.

• SUGARCANE,PADDY,WHEAT,ETC ARE GROWN IN THIS SOIL.

• IT IS FOUND IN STATES OF RAJASTHAN AND GUJARAT.

• IT IS ALSO KNOWN AS BANGAR(old alluvial) &KHADAR(new alluvial).

BLACK SOIL

• THESE SOIL IS ALSO KNOWN AS REGUR SOIL.

• COTTON IS GROWN IN BLACK SOIL.• IT IS FOUND IN STATES OF

MAHARASHTRA,MP,CHHATISGARH,ETC.

• THE DENUDATION OF THE SOIL COVER AND SUBSEQUENT WASHIG DOWN IS DESCRIBED AS SOIL EROSION.

• THE BALANCE IS DISTURBED DUE TO HUMAN ACTIVITIES.EXA:DEFORESTATION,OVERGRAZING,CONSTRUCTION,MINING,ETC.

CONSERVATION OF LAND

• AFFORESTATION AND PROPER MANAGEMENT OF GRAZING .

• PLANTING OF SHLTER BELTS OF PLANTS .

• PROPER MANAGEMENT OF WASTE WASTE LAND.