Physical Resources

Physical resources are

• the skills, talent, and abilities of people that we use to improve their standard of living and gain wealth.

• natural things that we use to improve their standard of living and gain wealth.

• the contamination of water.

Two types of physical resources are

• renewable and non-perishable resources

• non-renewable and perishable resources

• renewable and non-renewable resources

Which of the following resource is an example of a non-renewable resource?

• Land

• Water

• Petroleum

Which of the following resource is an example of a renewable resource?

• Forest

• Gold

• Bauxite

A resource that is not replaceable is termed

• renewable resource

• human resource

• non-renewable resource

A resource that is replaceable is termed

• renewable resource

• human resource

• non-renewable resource

All of the following are misuses of land EXCEPT

• monocropping

• Shifting cultivation

• crop rotation

The planting of the same type of crop in the same area over and over again is

• overgrazing

• monocropping

• ploughing

Which of the following is true of water as a resource? It is

• plentiful everywhere

• a renewable resource

• a non-renewable resource

If forest are removed, which of the following will NOT happen?

• flooding of low-lying areas

• erosion of top soil

• rising of the water table