The word resource is used to describe the materials present in large quantities and held in reserve for future use. Natural resources are those which which occur naturally within environments. Many of them are essential for our survival.
Some examples for natural resources are: Air, Water, Minerals etc.
Natural resources are classified in different ways. Mainly there are two
types of natural resources, They are:
- Renewable natural resources
- Nonrenewable natural resources
Renewable natural resources are those which have the capacity to renew themselves are called renewable natural resources. Renewable resources on the other hand can be replaced in a relatively short period of time.
examples of renewable resources are Soil, Air, plants etc.
Nonrenewable natural resources are those which can not be renewed are called nonrenewable natural resources. Nonrenewable natural resources are listed as:
Fossil fuels, oil, coal, diamonds etc.
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