“The people are important to develop the economy and society.” Explain.

(i) The people make and use resources and are themselves resources with varying quality.
(ii) It is the point of reference from which all other elements are observed and from which they derive significance and meaning.
(iii) “Resources’, ‘calamities and ‘disasters’ are all meaningful only in relation to human beings. Their numbers,
distribution, growth and characteristics or qualities provide the basic background for understanding and appreciating all aspects of the environment.
(iv) Human beings are producers and consumers of earth’s resources.
Therefore, it is important to know how many people are there in a country, where do they five, how and why their numbers are increasing and what are their characteristics.