Explain the role of humans in resource development. [CBSE Sept. 2010, 2011]

Explain the role of humans in resource development. [CBSE Sept. 2010, 2011]

Ans. (i) Resources are a function of human activities.

(ii) Human beings interact with nature through technology and create institutions to accelerate their economic development.

(iii) Human beings transfer materials available in our environment into resource and use them. For example, river is a natural endowment and it becomes resource when its water is used for irrigation or power production.