RENEWABLE AND NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES

CONTENT

1. Meaning and Examples of Renewable and Non-renewable Resources
2. Advantages and Disadvantages of Renewable Resources and Non-renewable Resources

Meaning and Examples of Renewable and Non-renewable Resources

Meaning of Renewable Resources

Renewable resources are resources like crops and other forest resources which may take short period of time to grow and be harvested.

Examples of Renewable Resources

Examples of renewable resources are plants, animals and solar energy.

Meaning of Non-renewable Resources

Non renewable resources are those that take millions of years to form and once they are exhausted cannot be replaced.

Examples of Non-renewable Resources

Examples include coal, tin, columbite, crude oil which are found deep down in the earth.

EVALUATION

1. Explain the term renewable and non-renewable resources.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Renewable Resources and Non-renewable Resources

Advantages of Renewable Resources

1. Employment
2. Timber
3. Food supply
4. Foreign exchange

Disadvantages of Renewable Resources

1. Transportation problem
2. Flooding
3. Depletion of natural forest products
4. Soil erosion

Advantages of Non-renewable Resources

1. Employment
2. Source of power
3. Foreign exchange
4. It could promote the growth of settlement as in the case of Niger-Delta
5. Provide raw materials for industries

Disadvantages of Non-renewable Resources

1. It brings about land degradation.