Natural Resources

What you will learn

• Life on Earth depends on resources like soil, water and air, and energy from the Sun.

• Uneven heating of air over land and water-bodies causes winds.

• Evaporation of water from water-bodies and subsequent condensation give us rain.

• Rainfall patterns depend on the prevailing wind patterns in an area.

• Various nutrients are used again and again in a cyclic fashion. This leads to a certain balance between the various components of the biosphere.

• Pollution of air, water and soil affect the quality of life and harm biodiversity.

• We need to conserve our natural resources and use them in a sustainable manner.