Question

What are resources? What are the various uses of resources?

Answer 1

Instructions:
Flow o the answer should be as follows:

• Definition of resource.
• Uses of resources as food.
• Uses of resources as raw materials.
• Uses of resources as source of energy.

Solution:
Resources are the things on which humans are dependent and
they have the physical and intellectual capacity to utilize them.

The resources can have multiple uses. It can be used:

• As food​
• As the source of raw material​
• As the source of energy​

Uses of resources:

• The resources can be used as food. Some of the resources that can be used as food are meat, vegetables, fruit, fish, milk, honey, etc.
• Resources can be used as raw materials.
  • For example, we get wool from sheep that can be used as a raw material in the textile industry.
  • Similarly, we get wood from forests that can be used as a raw material in the furniture industry.
  • In the same way, we get mineral ores from the earth that can be used as raw material in the manufacturing industry.
• Resources can also be used as a source of energy. Some of the resources that can be used as fuel are coal, petroleum, natural gas, etc.