Make a list of five human-made resources that you can observe around you.


Human made resources are the sign of human civilization and development. These are resources that have been developed by human beings in order to develop themselves economically, reduce time and effort, enhance their quality of life etc. These resources are made by combining both natural as well as manmade resources. Some such human made resources are:


(i) Roads: Roads are basically pathways of development. They connect different cities and towns to each other so that people can move from one place to other easily in search of jobs, business, trade etc.


(ii) Cars: Cars are a medium of transportation. They help a person to be self reliant and not depend on public transport to travel from one place to another. They also play a role in increasing one’s social status.


(iii) Buildings: Buildings are brick and mortar setups for different establishments. Buildings are used for setting up homes, schools, colleges, factories, and other institutions that work in our society.


(iv) Machines: Machines are basically used to reduce human time and effort. In today’s time, there is a machine for smallest task like cutting vegetables to most difficult jobs like installing satellites in outer space.


(v) Refrigerator: Refrigerator is a machine that is used to keep eatable items like fruits, vegetables, dairy products etc fresh and cold.


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