
Environmental Science Concepts
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Gwyneth Rielle
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What are finite resources?
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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
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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?
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Local employment.
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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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
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What are the environmental costs of mining materials?
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Loss of biodiversity; animal migration; heavy metal/groundwater/soil pollution; soil erosion; ecological imbalance; deforestation; displacement of indigenous people.
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