Std. VIII Ch.1 Resources Notes (22-23)

UDGAM SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN
Std. VIII – Social Science (2022-23)

Ch.1: Resources Notes
Name: _________________________ Std. / Sec.: ________ Roll No.: _____ Date: ________
Q1. Why are resources distributed unequally over the earth?

A1. The resources are distributed unequally over the earth because of the following reasons:
a. The diverse physical factors like topography, climatic conditions, temperature, and altitude
vary from place to place and time to time on the earth.
b. Besides, economic potential due to new technological breakthroughs and recent advances in
the level of development also determine the distribution of resources on the earth which is not
the same everywhere.
Q2. What do you mean by value addition? Elaborate the type of values associated with the
resources.
A2. Value means worth. The utility and usability of a resource varies from time to time and place
to place, thus giving the resource its value. Time and technology are the two factors that
change the value of substances and make them resources.
The resources in the raw form are changed into more useful types known as value addition.
Four types of values are associated with the resources. They are:
a. Economic value - The resources which can command a good price (monetary gain) earn
economic value. Raw materials like cotton, machines for production and services like banking
etc. have economic value.
b. Aesthetic value – The scenic beauty of natural resources like mountains, sunset, waterfall,
any object, or an event earns aesthetic value as it possesses the virtue of its capacity to elicit
pleasure when appreciated.
c. Legal value - The various Acts and regulations formulated by the government to safeguard
country’s resources gives legal value to these resources. For e.g.: Wildlife Protection Act of
1972, Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1981, Environment Protection Act 1986
etc.
d. Ethical value - It refers to the moral values in action as it protects life and is respectful of
others. For e.g.: The responsibility to protect National Parks and Sanctuaries, to keep beaches
clean, to save rivers from pollution, to stop misuse of resources, refers to the ethical value of
the resource.
Q3. Why is the demand for using resources increasing globally?

A3. The demand for using resources is increasing globally at an alarming rate. This is due to
the following factors listed below:
a. High and rapid population growth causes a pressing demand on the limited natural
resources.
b. Global use of resources have increased ten folds and has intensified economic competition
between countries.
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c. Increasing wealth and power, especially in economically developed countries have paved
way for the growth of more advanced technologies.
d. Emerging innovative technologies have opened opportunities for the countries to unearth
rare resources, find out new ways to use them and exploit the existing ones.
The above factors eventually have created demand for more and more resources.
Q4. ‘The human resources provide the base for the development of any country’. Justify
the statement.
Human resources provide an important base for the development of any country because of
the following reasons:
a. They refer to the quality and the quantity of the people. The skill of humans help in
transforming the physical materials into valuable resources.
b. They are exceptionally valuable as higher productivity of human resources produce more
productive goods and services which finally leads to the development of the country.
c. Healthy mind, sound body, education and training of human resources is directly proportional
to the development of any country.
Q5. Make a mind map of the content learnt in the chapter.
Q6. What is meant by Sustainable Development? What are the principles of Sustainable
Development?
Sustainable Development can be defined as ‘development that meets the needs of the
present without compromising the ability of the future generations to meet their own needs’.
The principles of Sustainable Development are the following:
a. Respect and care for all forms of life.

b. Improve the quality of human life.
c. Conserve the earth’s vitality and diversity.
d. Minimise the depletion of natural resources.
e. Change personal attitude and practices towards the environment.
f. Enable communities to care for their own environment.
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UDGAM SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN

Std. VIII – Social Science (2022-23)

Q1. Why are resources distributed unequally over the earth?

Q3. Why is the demand for using resources increasing globally?

Std. VIII / SS / Geo. Ch. 1 / Notes / 2022-23 Page 1 of 2

Q5. Make a mind map of the content learnt in the chapter.

The principles of Sustainable Development are the following:

a. Respect and care for all forms of life.

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