Resources and Development Class 10 Notes Geography Chapter 1 

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Resources And Development 

Everything available in our environment which can be used to

satisfy our needs, is called Resources.

Classification of Resources -

1) On the basis of Origin –

i) Biotic

ii) Abiotic

2) On the basis of Exhaustibility –

i) Renewable

ii) Non-Renewable

3) On the basis of Ownership –

i) Individual community

ii) National

iii) International.

4) On the basis of Status of Development –

i) Potential

ii) Developed stock

iii) Reserves.

1) On the basis of Origin

i) Biotic Resources –

- These are obtained from biosphere and have life

Example - Human Beings, Plants, Fish etc.

ii) Abiotic Resources –

- All these things which are composed of Non-living things

Example - Rocks, Metals etc.

2) On the basis of Exhaustibility

i) Renewable Resources –

- These are resources which can be renewed by Physical,

Chemical or Mechanical processes.

Example - Solar Energy, Wind Energy etc.

ii) Non-Renewable Resources –

- These resources once consumed can’t be replaced.

- These resources take millions of years in their formation.

Example - Petrol, Coal etc.

3) On the basis of Ownership

i) Individual Resources –

- The resources owned privately by individuals.

Example - Plot, Houses etc.

ii) Community Owned Resources –

- The resources which are accessible to all the members of

the community.

Example - Public Parks, Picnic Spots etc.  

iii) National Resources –

- The resources which come under Government.

Example - Roads, Railways etc.

iv) International Resources –

- The resources lying beyond 200Kms of exclusive Economic

Zone in the oceans.

- No one can use these resources without the permission of

International Institutions.

Example – Sunlight, Sea, Mountains etc. 

4) On the basis of Status of development

i) Potential Resources –

- Resources which are found in a region but have not been

utilized.

Example - Some area like Deserts of Rajasthan and Gujrat

have great potential for the development of

Wind and Solar energy etc.

ii) Developed Resources –

- The resources which are surveyed and their quality and

quantity have been determined for utilization.

Example – Computer, Smart Phones etc. 

iii) Stock Resources –

- The resources that have been surveyed, but can’t be used

due to lack of technology.

Example - Hydrogen and oxygen in water can be our rich

source of energy we don't know how to separate

them

iv) Reserves –

- The resources that have been surveyed and we can use

them with present technology, but their use has not been

started.

Example - Water in the dams, forests etc. 

Development of Resources

1) Resources are vital for human survival.

2) It was believed that resources are free gifts of nature So,

Human beings used them indiscriminately and this has led to

the following major problems –

i) Depletion of resources for satisfying the greed of few

individuals.

ii) Accumulation of resources in a few hands which divided

the society into rich and poor.

iii) It is causing Global warming, Ozone layer depletion,

Pollution, etc.

3) For a sustained quality of life and global Peace, an Equitable

distribution of resources has become essential.

4) For using resources judiciously, we need to adopt sustainable

economic development.

Sustainable Economic Development means “development should

take place without damaging the environment, and today’s

development should not affect future generation.

Resource Planning in India

Resource planning is a complex process which involves -

i) Identification and inventory of resources across the regions

of the country. This involves surveying, mapping and

qualitative and quantitative estimation and measurement of

the resources.

ii) Evolving a planning structure endowed with appropriate

technology, skill and institutional set up for implementing

resource development plans.

iii) Matching the resource development plans with overall

national development plans.

Land

- Land is very important natural resource as it supports natural

vegetation, wildlife human life and Various economic activities

lightly transportation and communication system

- Land is present in limited size so we should use it properly.

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