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Definition and classification of resources Distribution of patterns of resource development and use Factors affecting resource development and use at a range of scales Factors affecting resource development and use at a range of scales: social factors Factors affecting resource development and use at a range of scales: historic factors Factors affecting resource development and use at a range of scales: environmental factors Factors affecting resource development and use at a range of scales: economic factors Factors affecting resource development and use at a range of scales: political factors The effects of resource development and use on selected places Possible future patterns of resource use based on various predictors Use of resourcesModules
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XSIQ * Geography - Definition and classification of resources Definition and classification of resources What does a geographer mean by the term resource? A resource is often seen as being something that provides humans with a product or place, has a value or use. Put in simple terms, a resource is something that is utilised or has the potential to be utilised by people. It may be a finite resource [1] (non renewable), as is the case for fossil fuels and minerals, or it may be an infinite resource [2] (renewable), as long as it is properly managed, as is the case with water and forests. A resource may also be the provider of a service, a waste product or a space in which to engage in some activity such as recreation. A human [3] or built resource has been created by the work of people while a physical or natural process that does not involve people creates a natural resource. [4] In practice, many of the resources you may study this year could have both human and natural characteristics. For example, the defined camping area in a national park is a human resource but it is found within a natural resource, the park. Antarctica is a natural resource if the value of its mineral deposits, fish stocks or water supplies is involved, but if its bases and historic sites become the desired location or destination for tourists, it becomes a human resource. Previous | Next Links: ------ [1] http://alison.com/# [2] http://alison.com/# [3] http://alison.com/# [4] http://alison.com/#View Comments and Reviews >>