1. Renewable Resources: The resources which can be renewed or reproduced by physical, chemical or mechanical processes are known as renewable or replenishable resources. For example, solar and wind energy, water, forests and wildlife, etc. The renewable resource may further be divided into continuous oRead more

    Renewable Resources: The resources which can be renewed or reproduced by physical, chemical or mechanical processes are known as renewable or replenishable resources. For example, solar and wind energy, water, forests and wildlife, etc. The renewable resource may further be divided into continuous or flow
    Non-Renewable Resources: These occur over a very long geological time. Minerals and fossil fuels are examples of such resources. These resources take millions of years in their formation. Some of the resources like metals are recyclable and some like fossil fuels cannot be recycled and get exhausted with their use.

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  2. Resources can classified in four type: (a) On the basis of origin – biotic and abiotic (b) On the basis of exhaustibility – renewable and non-renewable (c) On the basis of ownership – individual, community, national and international (d) On the basis of status of development – potential, developed sRead more

    Resources can classified in four type:
    (a) On the basis of origin – biotic and abiotic
    (b) On the basis of exhaustibility – renewable and non-renewable
    (c) On the basis of ownership – individual, community, national and international
    (d) On the basis of status of development – potential, developed stock and reserves.

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  3. The human being using the process of transformation of things available in our environment involves an interactive relationship between nature, technology and institutions. Human beings interact with nature through technology and create institutions to accelerate their economic development.

    The human being using the process of transformation of things available in our environment involves an interactive relationship between nature, technology and institutions. Human beings interact with nature through technology and create institutions to accelerate their economic development.

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  4. MNCs set up, or control, production n other countries in the following ways: (i) MNCs set up production on the basic of the following factors: (a) Closeness of the place too the markets. (b) Availability of skilled and unskilled labour at low costs. (c) Availability of other factor of production i.eRead more

    MNCs set up, or control, production n other countries in the following ways:

    (i) MNCs set up production on the basic of the following factors:

    (a) Closeness of the place too the markets.

    (b) Availability of skilled and unskilled labour at low costs.

    (c) Availability of other factor of production i.e. raw material etc.

    (d) Government’s favourable policies.

    (ii) After assuring above  conditions, MNCs set up factories and offices for production. They but asset such as land, building, machines and other equipments.

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  5. Flexibility in labour laws would help companies in the  ways as mentioned below: (i) It will help companies in being competitive and progressive. (ii) Flexibility in labour laws can help the companies to decrease their production cost by employing labourers only for short period of time when there iRead more

    Flexibility in labour laws would help companies in the  ways as mentioned below:

    (i) It will help companies in being competitive and progressive.

    (ii) Flexibility in labour laws can help the companies to decrease their production cost by employing labourers only for short period of time when there is need instead of employing them for long period of time or yearly basis.

    (iii) By easing up on labour laws, company heads (managers) can negotiate wages and terminate employment, depending on market conditions. This will increase the competitiveness of the companies.

    (iv) The companies can ask the workers too work overtime when there is more pressure to complete the work.

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