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Classification of resources

1. Classification of resources Mohammad Ibrahim aliyar

2. Types of resources: Resources are characterized as  renewable or nonrenewable ; a renewable resource can replenish itself at the rate it is used, while a nonrenewable resource has a limited supply. Renewable resources include timber, wind, and solar while nonrenewable resources include coal and natural gas.

3. Natural resources: Natural resources are resources that are drawn from nature and used with few modifications. This includes the sources of valued characteristics such as commercial and industrial use, aesthetic value, scientific interest and cultural value. 

4. Minerals are classified on the basis of: Origin 1. Development 2. Renewability 3. Distribution 4.

5. Based on origin: On the Basis of Origin, there are two resources:  Biotic and Abiotic . Biotic Resources are obtained from the biosphere that has life such as, human beings, flora and fauna, fisheries, livestock, etc. Abiotic Resources are all those things that are composed of non living things such as rocks and minerals.

6. Based on development: On the basis of the status , development , resources are classified into four groups , namely  potential , developed , stock and reserve .

7. Based on renewability: Based on renewability, resources can be classified as  renewable resources and non-renewable resources . Once consumed, it can be renewed with the passage of time. (e.g.) Air, Water, Sunlight. Misuse of such resources can also limit its available quantity .

8. Based on distribution: On the basis of the distribution of resources, resources can be classified as  localised resources and universal resources . When resources are present in a specific region, they are called localised resources. E.g., Minerals. Some resources are present everywhere; such resources are called universal resources .

9. Human made resources: When humans use natural things to make something new that provides utility and value to our lives, it is called human-made resources. For instance, when we use metals, wood, cement, sand, and  solar energy  to make buildings, machinery, vehicles, bridges, roads, etc. they become man-made resources. Likewise, technology is also a man-made resource. Man-made resources are mostly renewable. One can re-build a building or fixed a broken machine.And , because humans have the skills, intelligence, and knowledge, and use technology to transform a natural resource into usable and valuable things, they themselves become a resource. That is what we know as Human Resource

10. Human resources: Human resources is the set of people who make up the workforce of an organization, business sector, industry, or economy. A narrower concept is human capital, the knowledge and skills which the individuals command .

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