Give the classification of natural resources on different bases.

Natural resources can be classified on the following bases:

Level of Development: On the basis of level of development natural resources can be classified in to:

a. Actual Resource: For example Coal field of Chotanagpur plateau

b. Potential Resource: For example Uranium in Ladakh

Origin: On the basis of origin natural resources can be classified in to:

a. Abiotic Resource: For example minerals.

b. Biotic Resource: For example Plants.

Stock: On the basis of stock resources can be classified in to:

a. Renewable Resource: For example Water

b. Non-Renewable Resource: For example Coal.

Distribution

a. Ubiquitous: For example Air

b. Localised: For example Petroleum.