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    Environmental Mangement

    Resources and Wealth

    Presenting By.......
    Pooja Singh

    Resources
    Resources is defined as a form of matter and energy which is essential for the functioning of humans day to day life such as Organisms Populations Eco - Systems
    (Such as air,water,soil,forests,vegetables etc.)

    Resources

    Renewable

    Non Renewable

    Renewable Resources
    This are Exhausted with in a limited period but can be generated and used again.i.e recycle. (Such as forests,plants,water,solar energy) Forests are renewable resources since felling of trees for wood,fuel.etc.They can be recovered with fresh planatation.(Afforestation).

    Non Renewable Resources


    These cannot be renewed after being exhausted.(Eg: Fossil Fuels,natural gas,mineral) All these took thousands of years for their formation under the earth's surface. (Eg: 100 million years old coal deposits can be burnt to carbon dioxide in matter of few seconds by power plants.As it can be renewed). Non renewable resources get exhausted due to over - exploitation by man and they can neither by regenerated or renewed.

    Types of Resources
    Minerals Resources (it is known frm the world per capita mining figures that 5 minerals are mainly mined at high rate phosphate rock,coal,alluminium,iron ore,petroleum) Soil Resources ( v depend on soil 4 our daily food n also 4 our meetings of fibre ,timber,firewood etc.but this is getting depleted due to erosion and degradation which is a critical issue n can affect oursurvival in terms of supply of food,fodder,fuel n daily necessities)

    Land Resources(land is used 4 many purposes such as houses,building,roads railways lines,setting up of industries etc. in india total available land is abt 300 million hectors.it is however a fixed asset. 1)waste land 24% 2)pasture land 4% 3)forest land 21% 4)ariculture land 51% Wildlife Resources (wildlife population has been considerably depleted coz of hunting of animals n birds 4 skin,furs,food

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