NCERT Book Class 8 Social Science (Exploring Society India and Beyond Part-I) Chapter 1 Natural Resources and Their Use

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CHAPTER
Natural Resources
and Their Use
Concerned social scientists are clear on what we need to do: we
must move toward a regenerative economy, an economy that
operates in harmony with nature, repurposing used resources,
minimizing waste, and replenishing depleted resources.
We must return to the innate wisdom of nature herself, the
ultimate regenerator and recycler of all resources.
― Christiana Figueres and
Tom Rivett-Carnac in ‘The Future We Choose’

Fig. 1.1. Dudhsagar waterfall and the railway
bridge, Goa, India
India and the World: Land and the People
1 – Natural Resources and Their Use
1. How do we categorise natural
The Big resources?
Questions
2. What is the connection between
the distribution of natural
resources and different aspects
of life?
3. What are the implications
of unsustainable use / over
exploitation of natural resources? 1