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Nearly 200 thousand years ago, Homo sapiens first appeared on the planet. Since then, we’ve relied on Mother Nature for everything we’ve needed to survive.
To survive, humans require air, water, plant and animal food, sunlight, minerals, land, soil, and fossil fuels. Natural resources refer to all of these useful basic materials.
Natural resources are materials found in or created by nature. Coal, natural gas, minerals, water, wind, air, solar energy, soil, forest, and animals are examples of natural resources.
Natural Resources and Man-made Resources, such as artificial lakes, schools, and hospitals, are the two primary categories for resource kinds.
Resources, both renewable and nonrenewable
Natural resources are divided into two categories: renewable and nonrenewable.
Different Types of Natural Resources
These resources can be classified in a variety of ways. They might be either biotic or abiotic in nature (that is derived from organic materials or inorganic materials). Another approach to categorise resources is by the amount of resources that can be consumed by humans.
Natural resources can be classed as exhaustible or inexhaustible using this method.
1. Inexhaustible Natural Resources
We have an endless supply of resources such as air, water, and sunlight thanks to Mother Nature. Inexhaustible resources are those that cannot be depleted. Renewable resources are another name for them.
2 Exhaustible Natural Resources
The human population is growing at an incredible rate, and we now have a population of 7.4 billion people. Naturally, this implies that we are consuming an increasing amount of natural resources.
We will soon approach a point where nature will be unable to provide us with resources such as plants and trees, animals, mineral ores, and fossil fuels such as coal, petroleum, and natural gas if we continue on our current path.
As a result, these resources are finite. These resources are referred to as non-renewable or exhaustible resources.
If the usage of these resources is not carefully regulated, our forefathers will have no food to eat, no energy to operate their machines, and no material with which to build a house.
This is why it is critical to know which resources are finite and which are not, as well as to practise sustainable development.
This is simply development that satisfies the requirements of current generations without jeopardising future generations’ ability to meet their own needs.
Conclusion
Nearly 200 thousand years ago, Homo sapiens first appeared on the planet. Since then, we’ve relied on Mother Nature for everything we’ve needed to survive.
To survive, humans require air, water, plant and animal food, sunlight, minerals, land, soil, and fossil fuels. Natural resources refer to all of these useful basic materials.
Natural resources are materials found in or created by nature. Coal, natural gas, minerals, water, wind, air, solar energy, soil, forest, and animals are examples of natural resources.
Man-made Resources, such as artificial lakes, schools, and hospitals, are the two primary categories for resource kinds.
