Types of Resources

LAND OR OPEN SPACEThis include arable or landthat is good for farming.Space can be useful forbuilding anything and cansometimes become verylimited

• TREES AND TIMBER• Trees, wood, and lumber• are often used for building• and also burned for a• source of heat or to• generate electricity.

OIL or PETROLEUMCrude oil, also known aspetroleum, is a flammableliquid. It is often burned toproduce energy. Manycommon products areproduced from crude oilsuch as gasoline, asphalt,plastics, and even medicine.

MINERAL RESOURCESMineral resources are anything that has valuableor useful minerals in it. A mineral is something that ismade naturally. Oil is a mineral resource, but so are:•Coal•Gold•Copper•Granite•Nickel•Uranium•Platinum•SilverThere are actually over 4,000 known minerals.

The picture on the left shows a quarry to minegranite or hard rock.

CATTLECattle or other animals areactually a resource as well.They can be used to helpdo work, as a source formilk, and a source of food.

WATERWater is a resource used forenergy production,transportation,consumption, hygiene, andirrigation.

WIND AND SOLARWind, solar, and evengeothermal heat areresources that can beturned into energy.

Is Dung a resource?

There was a time in Punjab when the prosperity of its villages could be gauged by piles of cow dung that were kept by the villagers. These piles or ‘guharey’ indicated that the villagers had ample number of cattle as huge piles indicated higher number while lower piles indicated lesser quantity of cattle was owned by the villagers. However, most youngsters are oblivious to the term ‘guharey’ as they remain aloof to their dying heritage.When the cakes of cow dung used to get dried, these would be arranged in form of piles in open spaces or in the fields owned by the cattle owners. Quite a lot of skill needed to be applied while making these piles and the process was much more than just a daily chore. Besides, cow dung cakes provided a useful fuel and these were treated as important field manure.

List as many different uses for the following as you can.

Forests Large River Open Space Cattle

Group Poster on resources

Zombie Survival Resources Poster

• List of Natural Resources you would want access to

• How would you use each resource?

• What kind of location might have these resources?