Revision Notes for Class 10 Social Science
Geography Chapter 1- Resources and Development
Definition of Resources:
Resources: Materials or phenomena used by humans to satisfy their needs and support life.
They play a crucial role in production, economic activities, and daily living.
Everything in our environment that we can use to satisfy our needs and is technologically
accessible, economically affordable and acceptable culturally is termed a ‘Resource’. Humans
are dominant components of resources. They convert materials available in the environment
into resources and use them.
Classification of Resources
Classification of Resources is done in the following ways:
1. On the basis of Origin-Biotic and Abiotic.
2. On the basis of Exhaustibility-Renewable and Non-Renewable.
3. On the basis of Ownership-Individual, community, national and international.
4. On the basis of the status of development-potential, developed stock and reserves.
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, Types of Resources
A. On the Basis of Origin – Biotic and Abiotic
• Biotic Resources
These are obtained from living things in the environment. They are obtained from plants,
animals, birds etc.
• Abiotic Resources
These are obtained from non-living things in the environment. They are obtained from
rocks, mountains, soil etc.
B. On the Basis of Exhaustibility – Renewable and Non-Renewable
• Renewable or Replenishable Resources
• Non-Renewable Resources
C. On the Basis of Ownership – Individual, Community, National and International
• Individual Resources
These resources are owned by individuals. Examples of private plots, farms, houses etc.
• Community Owned Resources
These resources are over by a community and accessible to all the members of the
community. Example burial grounds, playground, wells etc.
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Geography Chapter 1- Resources and Development
Definition of Resources:
Resources: Materials or phenomena used by humans to satisfy their needs and support life.
They play a crucial role in production, economic activities, and daily living.
Everything in our environment that we can use to satisfy our needs and is technologically
accessible, economically affordable and acceptable culturally is termed a ‘Resource’. Humans
are dominant components of resources. They convert materials available in the environment
into resources and use them.
Classification of Resources
Classification of Resources is done in the following ways:
1. On the basis of Origin-Biotic and Abiotic.
2. On the basis of Exhaustibility-Renewable and Non-Renewable.
3. On the basis of Ownership-Individual, community, national and international.
4. On the basis of the status of development-potential, developed stock and reserves.
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, Types of Resources
A. On the Basis of Origin – Biotic and Abiotic
• Biotic Resources
These are obtained from living things in the environment. They are obtained from plants,
animals, birds etc.
• Abiotic Resources
These are obtained from non-living things in the environment. They are obtained from
rocks, mountains, soil etc.
B. On the Basis of Exhaustibility – Renewable and Non-Renewable
• Renewable or Replenishable Resources
• Non-Renewable Resources
C. On the Basis of Ownership – Individual, Community, National and International
• Individual Resources
These resources are owned by individuals. Examples of private plots, farms, houses etc.
• Community Owned Resources
These resources are over by a community and accessible to all the members of the
community. Example burial grounds, playground, wells etc.
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