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The document discusses different types of natural resources and ways to classify them. It notes that natural resources can be classified as biotic or abiotic, and as exhaustible or inexhaustible. Inexhaustible resources like air, water and sunlight are renewable, while exhaustible resources like plants, trees, animals and fossil fuels are non-renewable. Conservation of natural resources aims to protect resources for future generations through sustainable use and preservation from overuse. It involves maintaining biodiversity as well as ecosystem functions. The document provides several measures for conserving resources like energy, water, soil, food and forests.

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Natural Resources

The document discusses different types of natural resources and ways to classify them. It notes that natural resources can be classified as biotic or abiotic, and as exhaustible or inexhaustible. Inexhaustible resources like air, water and sunlight are renewable, while exhaustible resources like plants, trees, animals and fossil fuels are non-renewable. Conservation of natural resources aims to protect resources for future generations through sustainable use and preservation from overuse. It involves maintaining biodiversity as well as ecosystem functions. The document provides several measures for conserving resources like energy, water, soil, food and forests.

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Different types of natural resources:

Natural resources include oil, coal, natural gas, metals, stone, and sand. Air, sunlight, soil, and
water are other natural resources.
There are many ways of classifying these natural resources. They can be biotic or abiotic(that is derived from organic
materials or inorganic materials). Another way of classification of resources is by the amount of resource available for
human consumption. Through this, resources can be classified into exhaustible and inexhaustible natural resources.

1. Inexhaustible Natural Resources:


Nature has blessed us with an unlimited supply of resources such as air, water and sunlight. These resources are called
inexhaustible resources. They are also called renewable resources.

2. Exhaustible Natural Resources:


 plants and trees, animals, mineral ores, fossil fuels such as coal, petroleum and natural gas. Thus, these resources are
exhaustible. These resources are called exhaustible or non-renewable resources

Conservation of Natural Resources: Earth’s natural resources include air, minerals, plants, soil, water,
and wildlife. Conservation is the care and protection of these resources so that they can persist for future
generations. It includes maintaining diversity of species, genes, and ecosystems, as well as functions of the
environment, such as nutrient cycling. 

Conservation is similar to preservation, but while both relate to the protection of nature, they strive to
accomplish this task in different ways. Conservation seeks the sustainable use of nature by humans, for
activities such as hunting, logging, or mining, while preservation means protecting nature from human use.

Conservation of natural resources is now usually embraced in the broader conception of conserving the earth itself by protecting its
capacity for self-renewal. Particularly complex are the problems of nonrenewable resources such as oil and coal (see energy,
sources of) and other minerals in great demand. Current thinking also favors the protection of entire ecological regions by the
creation of biosphere reserves.

Measures for Conservation of Natural Resources!


Already we know that natural resources are exhausting rapidly, we must conserve for
future generation.

So it’s a duty of individual to conserve natural resources.

Measures of Conservation of natural Resources:


1. Conservation of energy:
a. Switch off lights, fans and other appliances when not in use.

b. Use solar heater for cooking your food on sunny days, which will cut down your LPG
expenses.

c. Grow trees near the houses and get a cool breeze and shade this will cut off your
electricity charges on air conditioners and coolers.

d. Use always pressure cooker.


2. Conservation of water:
a. Use minimum amount of water for all domestic purposes.

b. Check for water leaks in pipes and toilets and repair them promptly.

c. Reuse the soapy water, after washing clothes, for washing off the courtyards, drive
ways, etc.

d. Built rainwater harvesting system in your house.

3. Conservation of soil:
a. Grow different types of plants, herbs, trees and grass in your garden and open areas,
which bind the soil and prevent erosion.

b. Don’t use more fertilizer and pesticides.

c. Use nature manure to the crops.

d. While constructing the house don’t uproot the trees as far as possible.

e. Use mixed cropping, so that some specific soil nutrients will not get depleted.

4. Conservation of food resources:


a. Don’t wastes the food instead gives it to someone before getting spoiled.

b. Cook only required amount of the food.

c. Store the food resources for the future use.

5. Conservation of forest:
a. Use non-timber products.

b. Plant more trees and protect them.

c. Over grassing must be controlled.

d. Minimise the use of papers and fuel wood.


e. Avoid of executing developmental works like dam, road and industrial constructions
in forest areas.

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