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What is the R/P ratio used for?
What is the R/P ratio used for?
- To indicate the number of years a non-renewable resource reserve will last at the current production rate (correct)
- To measure the amount of renewable resources in a reserve
- To determine the environmental impact of resource extraction
- To calculate the amount of energy produced by a resource
What are non-renewable resources?
What are non-renewable resources?
- Resources that are found only in Canada
- Resources that cannot be replenished over time (correct)
- Resources that come from living organisms
- Resources that can be replenished over time
Which fossil fuel is most important in Canada?
Which fossil fuel is most important in Canada?
- Coal
- Gas
- Oil (correct)
- None of the above
What does R/P ratio indicate?
What does R/P ratio indicate?
What percentage of the world's energy comes from coal?
What percentage of the world's energy comes from coal?
Which fossil fuel is most important in Canada?
Which fossil fuel is most important in Canada?
Which Canadian provinces have the most coal mines?
Which Canadian provinces have the most coal mines?
What percentage of the world's energy comes from coal?
What percentage of the world's energy comes from coal?
What is ore?
What is ore?
Where are most of Canada's coal mines located?
Where are most of Canada's coal mines located?
Which mining method is the cheapest but has the most severe environmental impact?
Which mining method is the cheapest but has the most severe environmental impact?
What is ore?
What is ore?
Which mining method is the most expensive and very disruptive?
Which mining method is the most expensive and very disruptive?
What is the cheapest method of extraction for minerals?
What is the cheapest method of extraction for minerals?
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Study Notes
- Non-renewable resources include fossil fuels and mineral resources.
- R/P ratio indicates the number of years a non-renewable resource reserve will last at the current production rate.
- In Canada, oil and gas are the most important fossil fuels, while coal is important in other countries.
- 29% of the world's energy comes from coal.
- Canada exports a lot of coal to Asia, with most of the coal mines located in British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan.
- Minerals are classified as metallic and non-metallic, and can be found in rocks.
- Ore is rock that contains enough metal ore to be mined profitably.
- Surface mining, open pit mining, and underground mining are the three methods of extraction.
- Surface mining is the cheapest but has the most severe environmental impact.
- Underground mining is the most expensive and very disruptive.
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