Geographica

  Natural Resource : Land, Soil, Water The following are the major topics and subtopics of Chapter 2 that students will cover while studying this chapter: Land 1. Land Use 2. Conservation of land resource Soil 1. Factors of soil formation 2. Degradation of soil 3. Conservation of soil Water 1. Water availability problems 2. Conservation of water resources It is a known fact that 90% of the world population inhabits only 30% of the available land area. The remaining 70% of the land is either uninhabited or sparsely populated. Land, soil, and water are the abiotic resources of the earth. They also comprise the most important resources. Biotic resources are composed of natural vegetation and wildlife resources. Both Biotic and abiotic resources are exhaustible in nature. Hence, humans should practise judicious use of these resources to enhance their longevity and sustainability.    Land is considered the most important natural resource. It covers about 30% of the total area ...

 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...