Natural Resources and Their Use
Soil, water, forests, minerals and sunlight sustain all economic life, but they are limited. This chapter of the NCERT Class 8 Social Science textbook classifies resources into renewable and non-renewable, biotic and abiotic, and explains their uses in farming, industry, energy and daily life. It traces how overuse, deforestation, mining and pollution degrade them, and presents conservation answers: judicious use, recycling, rainwater harvesting, afforestation and renewable energy, with community and government roles highlighted.
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