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  Anything that can be used to satisfy a need or has value can be called a resource. Water, electricity, rickshaw, vegetable and textbook all have utility and hence are considered as resources. All the resources have value or worth. Some resources have economic value, some do not. Some may become valuable only over a period of time. For example, your grandmom’s home remedies may not have commercial value at present but if they are patented and sold, they could also become economically valuable. Meanwhile, the two factors that change substances to resources include time and technology. CLASSIFICATION OF RESOURCES On the basis of Occurance ressources are   (a) Natural  (b) Human (c) Human Made resources. NATURAL RESOURCES Resources that we find in nature and are used without much modification are called "Natural Resources". For e.g.  Air, Water, Soil, Sunlight, Minerals, Flora & Fauna, etc. All these are free gifts of nature and can be used directly.   Classification of  Na

India is one of the ancient civilizations in the world. It has moved forward, displaying remarkable progress in the field of agriculture, industry, technology and overall economic development. India has also contributed significantly to the making of world history.In this chapter you will get to know about India’s exact location,  extent and time zone, It's contact with the world through all the routes for Trade and Commerce, it's  neighbors, states and union territories.   INDIA: LOCATION To know about India's location a few general concepts we should know like longitudes and latitudes which will give us a exact idea of India's location in the world. Latitude:   It is an angular distance, North or South from the equator, of a point on the earth's surface. The equator is 0 o  and points can therefore be measured in degrees south and Northof this line. Longitude:   It is an angular distance of a point measured on the earth's surface to the East or West of a centr

 T opics to cover: 1.Resources. 2. Interdependent relationship between Nature, Technology and Institution. 3. Classification of Resources. 4.  Resources  Development with  Sustainable Development. 5. Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit, 1992 and Agenda 21. 6. Resource Planning in India- Stages 7. Conservation of Resources. 8. Land as A Resource : Land Utilization ,Land use pattern in India, Land Degradation, Conservation Measures. 9. Soil as a Resource: Classification of Soil , Soil Erosion and Soil Conservation. 10. Land Reclamation   Interdependent relationship between Nature, Technology and Institution.       Resource : Everything available in our environment which can be used to satisfy our needs, provided, it is technologically accessible, economically feasible and culturally acceptable can be termed as "Resource". Classification of Resources:   1.  On the basis of Origin of Resources:  (a) Biotic   (b) Abiotic (a)  Biotic Resource : All living things are known as Biotic Resourc