Question

Tell the use of different natural resources.

Answer 1

• Land and Soil: Used for agriculture, construction, roads, settlements and growing plants.
• Water: Used for drinking, cooking, washing, irrigation, industry, and generating hydroelectricity.
• Air: Needed for breathing, burning and the survival of plants and animals.
• Forests and Vegetation: Provide timber, firewood, fruits, medicines, rubber, resin and other useful products.
• Wildlife: Provides food and other products and helps maintain ecological balance.
• Minerals: Used for making tools, machines, vehicles, buildings and many industrial products.
• Rocks: Used for construction of houses, roads, dams, forts and monuments.
• Sunlight: Used for heating, drying and producing solar energy.
• Wind: Used for generating electricity through windmills.
• Aquatic Resources: Provide fish, salt, pearls, seaweed and other useful products.