Meaning and type of Natural resource

                                                           Natural Resources 

 What is Natural resources?

Natural resource is anything that people can use which comes from nature.


A natural resources is thus, anything required by an organization or a group of organization.
In the context of human beings, any part of our natural environment , like land, metals, water and air, forests, wildlife, fish, etc. ,that man can utilize for his welfare may be regarded as natural resources.

Types of Natural Resources

• Renewable
• Non renewable 

Renewable resources are those resources that can be regenerated such as air water forest wildlife etc.
Non renewable resources are those resources that can not be regenerated such as minerals, soil, fuel and similar things.
  
 What is the difference between renewable and non renewable resources?

              Renewable resources                                                 Non renewable resources

  1. The resources that can be renewed by         1.  The resources that are present in fixed  

       Reproduction is called renewable                      quantity is Called non renewable resources

       resources

  2. Renewable resources are inexhaustible       2. Non renewable resources are exhaustible

  3. Renewable resources are not affected by    3. Non renewable resources are affected  by

      human beings activities                                       human activities

  4. All biotic resources are renewable                4.  Some  abiotic component are non 

      resources                                                               renewable resources

  5. For example :- Air, water, forest                    5.  For example :-  fossil fuel, minerals, coal,

      wildlife, solar power etc                                        metal etc

 In another word we can say that 

1. The Renewable resources are able to reproduce or replace themselves where as Non renewable resources is used , it is gone- one must find a substitute or do without it.
2. The Renewable resources are interrelated if a forest cut or burned, not only the timber affected but also the soil is damaged and the water relationships are disturbed. stream flow and underground water supply are also disturbed, It is not the same with Non renewable resources, they are only interrelated through agency of man removing. the coal from an area will not influence the amount of other mineral in the underground deposits.
3. For the Renewable resources , management is based on the principal of a sustained yield.with proper management , tree can be cut every year and yet there will be the tree in future,for the Non renewable resources good management is wise used of resources with avoidance of waste.