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NATURAL RESOURCES
Natural resources are useful raw materials which are found in nature by themselves. They are created & occur
naturally, which means that humans cannot make natural resources. Instead, we use and modify natural
resources in ways that are required by us. Such resources are of two kinds: renewable and non-renewable.
Renewable Resources: It includes the sources of energy that can be reused or regenerated. If renewable
resources are obtained from living things, (such as trees and animals) they are called organic renewable
resources. If renewable resources are obtained from non-living things, (such as water, sun and wind) they are
called inorganic renewable resources.
Biomass
Solar Wave
Energy
The fuel of life
Water Geothermal
Wind
Non-Renewable Resources: It includes the resources which are limited and cannot be recycled or recreated
easily, such as coal, oil and natural gas, fossil fuels, etc. Non-renewable resources can be called inorganic
resources if they come from non-living things. For example minerals, land, soil and rocks. Some non-renewable
resources come from living things such as fossil fuels. They can be called organic non-renewable resources.
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