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What is the relationship between human beings, nature, technology, and institutions?
What is the relationship between human beings, nature, technology, and institutions?
- Nature interacts with human beings through technology and create institutions to accelerate economic development
- Human beings interact with nature through technology and create institutions to accelerate economic development (correct)
- Institutions interact with human beings through nature to accelerate economic development
- Human beings interact with institutions through technology and create nature to accelerate economic development
Are resources considered free gifts of nature according to the text?
Are resources considered free gifts of nature according to the text?
- No, they are a function of environmental activities
- No, they are a function of human activities (correct)
- Yes, but only the renewable resources
- Yes, they are considered free gifts of nature
How can resources be classified based on exhaustibility?
How can resources be classified based on exhaustibility?
- Natural and artificial
- Explored and unexplored
- Renewable and non-renewable (correct)
- Abundant and scarce
Which basis is NOT used for classifying resources in the text?
Which basis is NOT used for classifying resources in the text?
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Human Beings, Nature, Technology, and Institutions
- Human beings interact with nature, using technology to harness its resources, and institutions to manage and regulate this interaction.
Resources and Nature
- Resources are not considered free gifts of nature, but rather require human effort and technology to access and utilize.
Classification of Resources
- Resources can be classified based on their exhaustibility, categorizing them as:
- Renewable resources (e.g., solar energy, wind energy) that can be replenished naturally
- Non-renewable resources (e.g., fossil fuels, minerals) that have a finite supply
Resource Classification Bases
- The basis of abundance is NOT used for classifying resources in the text.
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This quiz explores the interactive relationship between nature, technology, and institutions in the transformation of resources. It challenges the assumption of resources being free gifts of nature by highlighting human activities as essential components of resources.
