Distribution of Earth's Resources 1

Natural resources are distributed ____across the Earth.

• safely
• easily
• unequally
• underground

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_____ resources are resources that cannot be replenished within a lifetime.

• Renewable
• Endangered
• Nonrenewable
• Living

Sunlight, wind, and water are considered ____resources.

• renewable
• fossil
• nonrenewable
• nonliving

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The map shows that different regions of the world have different soil types.

Which of the following is most likely true?

• The soil type of a region depends on the type of geologic processes that occur there and the rate at which they occur.

• All types of vegetation are able to grow equally well in all soil types around the world.

• The geologic processes that result in soil occur at the same time and at the same rate in every region of the world.

• The soil type of a region depends only on the distance of that region from the ocean.

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Why are natural resources only found in certain areas on Earth?

• Different geological processes in different regions

• Economical activities in only some regions

• Distribution of the world populations

• Conflict and disagreement between countries

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What are petroleum products made of?

• underground steam

• igneous and metamorphic rocks

• buried remains of plants and animals

• kinetic energy of water

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What are fossil fuels?

• coal, oil, uranium

• oil, natural gas, uranium

• coal, oil, natural gas

• geothemals, coal, natural gas

This resource comes from plants that died millions of years ago. Thick layers of rock and soil covered the dead plants. The pressure of the rocks and soil turned the plants into a solid

• Oil
• Copper
• Iron
• Coal

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This resource is formed by tiny animals that died in the ocean millions of years ago. Layers of mud pressed down on the dead animals. The mud eventually turned to rock. This rock put a lot of pressure on the dead animals. Rocks around them also heated them up

• Oil
• Coal
• Iron
• Renewable resource

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Sunlight

• Nonrenewable resource
• Renewable resource

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