Natural Resources

-

 Natural resources are classified according to their renewability. There are renewable and non-renewable natural resources.


Renewable natural resources are replenished naturally


Renewable natural resources refer to those naturally occurring resources that are replenished naturally. Air is a natural resource that is always present around us naturally. We need the oxygen in the air to breathe to keep alive. If there is no air to breathe we cannot survive. Plants need the carbon dioxide present in the air to carry out photosynthesis. Plants also need sunlight and water for photosynthesis. Sunlight and water are also natural resources. Sunlight is needed by all life forms. The sun keeps our planet warm. The sun is also a source of light and energy for all life forms.


Water is also vital natural resource. The hydrological cycle replenishes water on the Earth. The heat of the sun evaporates water and the process of condensation brings pure water back to the Earth. Water is necessary for the upkeep of life. Humans need water to drink. Wild and domesticated animals, as also birds too need water to drink. Aquatic creatures like fishes can survive only in water bodies.


Non-renewable natural resources should not be wasted


Plants, all types of vegetation, and forests are also natural resources. Plants serve as food for man and other creatures. All herbivorous animals survive on plant food. Birds also feed on plant parts such as fruits and seeds. Plants belong to the category of organic natural resources.


Metals and minerals like gold, silver, diamonds and coal that are obtained from the earth are all inorganic natural resources.


Natural resources like forests as also metals and minerals are non-renewable resources. When a forest is cleared off, it does not re-appear again naturally. A pristine forest cover provides immense ecological benefits that a re-created forest cannot give. Non-renewable natural resources should, therefore, not be wasted or destroyed💧🪨🪵

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Climate Change

-
 Climate change represents one of the most critical global challenges of our time, driven by a complex interplay of factors, including carbon emissions, volcanic eruptions, and solar radiation. However, it’s the impact of human activities, particularly fossil fuel combustion, deforestation, and vehicular pollution, that has significantly accelerated this phenomenon. These activities have resulted in more frequent and severe extreme weather events, posing a grave threat to the planet’s biodiversity. Forests, which play a vital role in carbon absorption, are facing the risk of mass extinctions. The polar regions, crucial for regulating Earth’s climate, are particularly vulnerable, with many species at the brink of extinction. Erratic rainfall patterns have led to catastrophic events like floods and droughts, disrupting water systems and impacting communities. Various species, from polar bears struggling to find food due to melting ice caps to tigers facing habitat loss, are in jeopar...
Read more

Nature

-
 Nature is a good thing we feel happiness and our minds are become fresh in nature and if we feel sad when we comes in nature we became happy and there was no nature we don't alive and we feel peace in nature and we became comfortable in nature and there are nice sounds of birds and water falling and I like nature very much🏞️🏞️🏞️
Read more

Minerals

-
Minerals are substances that are formed naturally in the Earth. Minerals vary in composition, from pure elements and simple salts to very complex silicates with thousands of known forms. In contrast, a rock sample is a random aggregate of minerals and/or mineraloids, and has no specific chemical composition. Most of the rocks of the Earth's crust have quartz (crystalline SiO2), feldspar, mica, chlorite, kaolin, calcite, epidote, olivine, augite, hornblende, magnetite, hematite, limonite and a few other minerals. Some minerals, like quartz, mica or feldspar are common, while others have been found in only a few places in the world. The largest group of minerals by far is the silicates (most rocks are ≥95% silicates), which are made largely of silicon and oxygen, also with ions of aluminium, magnesium, iron, calcium and other metals. Rocks are made of minerals. Minerals are usually solid, inorganic, have a crystal structure, and form naturally by geological processes.[1] The study of...
Read more