8G1 Resources

The value associated with resources is __________

• economic value

• legal value

• aesthetic value

• ethical value

The technology to create ________ had turned energy in fast flowing water into an important resource

• Thermal power

• Solar power

• Hydroelectricity

• Windmill

The exclusive right over any idea or invention is called

• invention

• technology

• patent

• stock or resource

_______ refers to the number and ability of the people, eg knowledge, skills, etc.

• biotic resources

• abiotic resources

• human made resources

• human resources

Resources drawn from nature and used without much modification are called

• cultural resources

• natural resources

• renewable resources

• human-made resources

______ help in making people as a valuable resource

• education & food

• education & health

• transport & trade

• health and power

Using resources carefully and giving them time to get renewed is called

• resource balancing

• resource depletion

• resource renewal

• resource conservation

Balancing the need to use resources and also conserve them for the future is called

• development

• sustainable development

• human resource development

• economic development

All resources and substances have the equal economic value.

• True

• False

Identify the resources from the information given below.

i. These resources may take thousands of years to be renewed or replenished.

ii. Example of these resources are coal and petroleum.

• Renewable

• Non-renewable

• Human made

• Natural resources