Resources Test - 8

A ubiquitous resource is a natural resource that is available just about anywhere you live. Air, wind, water are all ubiquitous resources. Localized resources are natural resources only found in certain places.

• Globally water occupies a major portion. Of the total water content fresh water contributes a very little portion of 2.5%. This water is utilized by living beings on earth for the survival.
  
• Sources of freshwater include groundwater - water found in shallow aquifers beneath the earth's surface. This water is generally found at depths up to around 2,000 feet deep.
  
• Surface water - Water found in streams, rivers, lakes, and reservoirs.
  

• Pastoralism is a branch of agriculture that deals with raising livestock. Pastoralism is a part of animal husbandry which often deals with moving herd in search of pastures.
  
• Resources obtained from such livestock are called pastoral resources.
  
• As the wool, meat and milk is obtained by from livestock it falls under pastoral resources.
  

• Resources are assets that are used by the living systems for the survival and development.
  
• Among the given options minerals land and water are present in the nature itself and are hence natural resources.
  
• Electricity though produced from natural resources it requires different processes to generate electricity and hence is not a natural resource.
  

• Based on the object possessing life or not, the objects are classified as biotic and abiotic.
  
• Biotic: These are living organisms that possess life and carry on metabolism accordingly.
  
• Abiotic: These are the objects that do not possess life.
  
• As human beings possess life, they fall under biotic community and they are non-renewable as they cannot be brought back to life once dead.
  

• Energy generated by using wind, tides, solar, geothermal heat are renewable and inexhaustible sources of energy. 
  
• Solar energy: Energy from the sun is called solar energy and it is the most abundant source of energy.
  
• Wind energy: Energy generated by wind. India ranks fifth in wind energy generation. 

UNCLOS has specific laws regarding a country's open water territory. A country can utilize resources up to 200 nautical miles from its coastline, this areas is referred to as its exclusive economic zone.