ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Earth’s natural resources include air, water, soil, minerals, fuels, plants, and animals. Conservation is the practice of caring for these resources so all living things can benefit from them now and in the future. All the things we need to survive, such as food, water, air, and shelter, come from natural resources.

Detailed explanation-2: -Natural resources are materials from the Earth that are used to support life and meet people’s needs. Any natural substance that humans use can be considered a natural resource. Oil, coal, natural gas, metals, stone and sand are natural resources. Other natural resources are air, sunlight, soil and water.

Detailed explanation-3: -Natural resources include oil, coal, natural gas, metals, stone, and sand. Air, sunlight, soil, and water are other natural resources.

Detailed explanation-4: -Natural resources fall into three categories: perpetual renewable resources; intermediate renewable resources and non-renewable resources.

Detailed explanation-5: -(a) Natural resources are the things present in the environment that can be used by humans. Three important natural resources are water, fossil fuels, like coal and petroleum, and forest and wildlife.