Our Planet - a storehouse of various natural resources.It is thanks to their huge number, one can fully enjoy the beauty and diversity of forests and fields, azure waters of the seas and oceans, warm sun and gentle breezes blows salty.
Natural Resources - is the foundation of human life, as well as society as a whole.Only these resources allow normal growth and development to meet all essential needs and denying requests.A variety of flora and fauna, the inhabitants of the sea and river depths, bacteria and micro-organisms - all this is part and parcel of a stable and familiar surrounding world.Natural resources - is the diversity of wealth, which was formed without any human intervention.These include plants and animals, the oceans, the soil cover of the Earth, minerals hidden in the bowels of the planet, as well as solar, wind and water.
Natural resources - it is something without which life is impossible person.They enable us to satisfy all kinds of material and cultural needs of society.
all natural ingredients, one way or another involved in the process of human life, are classified in many ways.
Classification Natural Resources
| of classification | Feature |
| Gene (natural) | There is a division of the wealth of nature in the group: a) all the mineral; b) all sorts of water; c) land; d) plant; d) animals; e) energy resources. At the same plants and animals are often combined in one category - biological resources. to mineral wealth includes all minerals.Water - Oceans and is groundwater planet.Land include the entire surface and the soil cover of the Earth.Energy natural resources - the energy of the sun, wind, water, mineral resources of the planet, etc. |
| Environmental | All resources are divided into renewable and exhaustible. |
| Character use | On this basis all the natural ingredients are assigned to one of two groups.First are the instruments of labor, and the second - commodities. |
| replacement of some components other | This feature is the basis of classification of resources to those that can be replaced by other (interchangeable) and those properties which are unique (essential). |
| technical capabilities of operating | you distinguish the real components, the use of which is being widely and potential - the resources that can be applied in the future. |
| exploration | On this basis allocate natural resources group 4: A - Research and ready for production resources; and C1 - those that are not explored to the end; C2 - stocks of these resources are known only approximately. |
In addition, in today's world, there are total wealth that characterize the state of the economy and the planet as a whole.
However, they also include the natural gifts.
Accepted distinguish the following types of resources in the economy:
1. Natural Resources.
2. Manpower.
3. Capital also is a resource in the economic system;
4. An element of market relations - entrepreneurial ability.
