Environmental Science Concepts

Environmental Science Concepts

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Science

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Gwyneth Rielle

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are finite resources?

Back

Non-renewable resources that cannot be created or produced once depleted; used up at a greater rate than nature can replenish.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Give examples of finite resources.

Back

Minerals, fossil fuels, fish resources, forests.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are minerals?

Back

Mined inorganic substances with definite chemical composition and distinct physical properties.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are the social benefits of mining materials?

Back

Local employment.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are the social costs of mining materials?

Back

Loss of the cultural value of ancestral lands; locals do not have a share of profit.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are the economic benefits of mining materials?

Back

Additional revenues; maintains national reserves.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are the environmental costs of mining materials?

Back

Loss of biodiversity; animal migration; heavy metal/groundwater/soil pollution; soil erosion; ecological imbalance; deforestation; displacement of indigenous people.

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