Geography Lesson 1 Resources and Development (Explain of Important words ) For CBSE, Ncert , UP Board and others competative examination

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              Explain of Important Words 


1 : Resource: Everything available in the environment that can be used to satisfy our needs provided it is technologically accessible economically feasible and culturally acceptable is called ' resource ' .
 
2 : Biotic Resource:  These are those which have life and are obtained from biosphere. Forest , agricultural crops,bplants , animals and birds etc .

3: Abiotic Resource : All those resources which are composed of non living things are called abiotic resources as : land  ,water ,soil etc .

4 : Afforestation : It's mean planting trees .
 
5 : Fallow Land : It is a cultivable land which is uncropped or partially cropped for one or more reasons so that it can regain its fertility.

6: Gully Erosion : It takes place when running water cuts deep ravines in the absence of vegetation. This type of erosion makes the soil unfit for cultivation.

7 : Land degradation: Rendering the land unfit for cultivation is called degradation of land .

8 : Renewable Resources : These are the resources which can be renewed or reproduced by physical , mechanical or chemical processes in a given period of time . Ex... Solar energy.

9 : Non - renewable Resources:  The resources which take millions of years in their formation and occur over a very long geographical time .These are those resources which once used ,can not be replenished  .Ex. .... Coal , petroleum, mineral etc.

10 : Man made Resources : These are those resources which are created by human beings with the help of machines .

11 : Natural Resources : Natural endowments in the form of land , water , vegetation and minerals are called natural resources. These are free gifts of nature.

12 : Ravines or Bad Lands : A narrow vally created by the action of running waters. This is a land which is unsuitable for cultivation due to soil erosion.

13 : Resource Planning : It is a technique or skill of proper and cautious utilisation of resources.

14 : Stock : These are the materials in the environment which have the potential to satisfy the human needs , but could not be used as the human beings do not have the appropriate technology.

15: Individual Resources:  Resources which are owned by private individuals are known as individual resources. Ex.. Plot , fields , house , car , book etc.

16 : Community owned resources:  The resources  which are accessible to all the members of the community. Example.. village, town , ponds , roads  , parks .

17 : National Resources: All the resources which are under the control of government are known as national resources. 

18 : International resources :  These resources are owned and regulated by international institutions. The oceanic resources beyond 200 nautical miles of Exclusive economic zone belong to open ocean and no individual country can utilise .

19 : Potential Resources: Resources which are found in a region, but have not been utilised due to lack of capital or other reasons .

20 : Fossil fuels : The energy  resources obtained from fossil burried in rocks.

21 : Desertification : Degradation of land in dry areas that can ultimately lead to desert like condition.

22 : Humus : The amount of organic matter in soil .
23 : Environment : The condition that affect the behaviour and development of living and non living things .
 24: Arable Land : Land currently ploughed and cultivated with crops .

27 : Soil : The uppermost layer of the earth's crust useful for growing crops .
 
28: Soil Formation : Disintegration and decomposition of rock due to process of weather and Erosion.

29: Soil Erosion : The removal of top fertile soil cover due to various reason like wind , glacier and water is called soil erosion. Loss of top layer of nutrient rich soil .

30: Conservation : The protection of plants , animal ,natural areas , important buildings etc from the damaging effects of human activities.
 
31 : Recycle:   To convert waste into reusable material.

32: Gross Cropped area : Area sown more than once in an agricultural year plus net sown area is known as gross cropped area .

33 : Sustainable  Economic Development : It means development should take place without damaging the environment and development in the present should not compromise with the needs of the future generations .

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