Resources And Development

Which one of the following type of resource is iron ore?

• Renewable

• Biotic

• Flow

• Non-renewable

Under which of the following type of resource can tidal energy be put?

• Replenishable

• Human-made

• Abiotic

• Non-renewable

Materials in the environment which have the potential to satisfy human needs but human beings do not have appropriate technology to access them are called:

• Potential resource

• Stock

• Developed Resources

• Reserves

Resources that take long geological time for their formation are called:

• Renewable resources

• Reserve

• Community resources

• Non-renewable resources

What is a resource?

• Extracts from nature

• Man Made products

• Extracts from environment- technologically accessible, economically feasible and culturally acceptable

• Any thing from which a product can be manufactured

The process of transformation of things available in our environment involves an interactive relationship between

• Nature and technology

• nature, technology and institutions

• Environment and nature

• Environment and technology

How do human beings interact with nature?

• Through technology

• Through nurturing environmental resources

• Through industry

• Through experimental advances

Are resources free gifts of nature? And how?

• Yes they are

• They are not , Resources are a function of human activities

• Yes Resources are nurtured by nature

• No, Any thing from which a product can be manufactured

How are resources qualified?

• On the basis of origin

• On the basis of utility

• On the basis of distribution

• On the basis of potential

Where are Biotic Resources obtained from?

• from biosphere and have life such as human beings, flora and fauna, fisheries, livestock

• composed of non-living things

• reproduced by physical, chemical or mechanical processes

• Minerals and fossil fuels