Topic 6 VOCAB distribution of resources

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What is a mineral deposit large enough and valuable enough for extraction?

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Ore

Front

What do we call anything naturally occurring in the environment that humans use?

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Natural resource

Front

What is a natural resource that is not replaced in a useful time frame?

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Nonrenewable resource

Front

What term describes how often something occurs or how common something is?

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Distribution

Front

What is an energy-rich substance formed from the remains of organisms?

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Fossil fuel

Front

What is the term for resources that can be replenished naturally over time?

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Renewable resource

Front

What do we call the process of distributing resources across different areas?

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Resource distribution

Front

What is the term for the study of how resources are used and managed?

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Resource management

Front

What is the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources?

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Renewable resources can be replenished; nonrenewable resources cannot.

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What is an example of a nonrenewable resource?

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Coal