Resources

Anything that can be used to satisfy a need. Water, electricity, rickshaw, vegetable, and textbook are all resources because they have 'utility'.

Utility or usability is what makes an object or substance a resource. It gives it value.

Value means worth. Some resources have economic value (metals), some do not (a beautiful landscape), but both are important and satisfy human needs.

Time and Technology. Example: Fire discovery led to cooking. Wheel invention led to transport. Water + Tech = Hydroelectricity.

Resources drawn from nature and used without much modification (air, water, soil, minerals).

Resources that get renewed or replenished quickly (Solar, Wind). Some like water/forests can affect stock if misused.

Resources with a limited stock. Once exhausted, they take thousands of years to renew (Coal, Petroleum, Natural Gas).

Resources created by humans using natural substances (Buildings, Bridges, Roads, Machinery, Vehicles). Technology is also a human-made resource.

People. Education and health help in making people a valuable resource. Humans use knowledge to create more resources.

Using resources carefully and giving them time to get renewed.

Balancing the need to use resources and also conserve them for the future. Meeting present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.

1. Respect and care for all forms of life. 2. Improve quality of human life. 3. Conserve earth's vitality and diversity.

The exclusive right over any idea or invention.

The amount of resources available for use.

Unequally over the earth, depending on physical factors like terrain, climate, and altitude.

Resources found everywhere (Air).

Resources found only in certain places (Copper, Iron ore).

Because humans can make the best use of nature to create more resources with their knowledge and skill.

Human Resource Development. Improving the quality of people's skills so they can create more resources.

Potential: quantity not known, not being used currently (Uranium in Ladakh). Actual: quantity known, being used currently (Coal in Ruhr).

Patent means exclusive right.

Technology is the application of latest knowledge.

Air is a ubiquitous resource.

Copper is a localized resource.

Solar energy is renewable.

Coal is non-renewable.

Water acts as a renewable resource (hydrologic cycle).

Resource distribution is unequal.

Value means worth.

Grandmother's home remedies have no commercial value yet.

If patented, remedies become economically valuable.

Humans are the ultimate resource.

Education and Health improve human capital.

Sustainable development prevents depletion.

Recycling is key to conservation.

Reducing consumption is better than recycling.

Reusing items saves energy.

Earth provides enough for every man's need, not greed (Gandhi).

Uranium in Ladakh is a potential resource.

High speed winds were potential 200 years ago, now actual (Netherlands/Tamil Nadu).

Coal in Ruhr region (Germany) is an actual resource.

Dark soils of Deccan plateau are actual resource.

Biotic resources come from living things.

Abiotic resources come from non-living things (soils/rocks).

Resource planning is essential.

Overuse of water leads to shortage.

Deforestation affects rain patterns.

Caring not to damage the natural environmental system.

Future of our planet is linked to our ability to maintain life support systems.

Minimizing depletion of natural resources is a duty.

Conserving diversity of life is a duty.

Damage to natural environment system should be minimized.

Technology is a human made resource.

Buildings are human made resources.

Time transforms substances into resources.

People create resources.

Knowledge is power.

Skill is necessary for resource creation.

Physical factors affect distribution.

Climate affects resource type.

Altitude affects vegetation.

Terrain affects mining.

Water is a vital renewable resource.

Pollution degrades resources.

Conservation is careful use.

Sustainability is future-oriented.

Inter-generational equity is the goal.

Ongoing process of resource use