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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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