Resource Revolution
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Which classification of resources is based on their availability?

  • Renewable and non-renewable (correct)
  • Ubiquitous and localised
  • Actual and potential
  • Biotic and abiotic
  • What does the term 'resource' refer to?

  • Economically feasible materials
  • Technologically accessible materials
  • Culturally sustainable materials
  • Materials available in our environment (correct)
  • What classification of resources is based on their level of development and use?

  • Renewable and non-renewable
  • Ubiquitous and localised
  • Actual and potential (correct)
  • Biotic and abiotic
  • What is the purpose of resource utilization?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What classification of resources is based on their origin?

    <p>Biotic and abiotic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the broader biological or ecological perspective of a resource?

    <p>Satisfying the needs of a living organism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is required for resource allocation in human society?

    <p>Resource management</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a natural resource from a human perspective?

    <p>Anything obtained from the environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What areas of work are linked to the concept of resources?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'resource' encompass in application within human society?

    <p>Commercial and non-commercial factors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of resource is derived from the environment?

    <p>Biotic resources</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the goal of conservation?

    <p>To manage natural resources</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of resource is formed over very long geological periods and cannot be replenished once depleted?

    <p>Non-renewable resources</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of resource can be replenished or reproduced relatively quickly?

    <p>Renewable resources</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the highest rate at which a resource can be used sustainably called?

    <p>Sustainable yield</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of resource includes desire along with necessity and is based on markets of currency exchanged for goods and services?

    <p>Economic resources</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of resource is any physical or virtual component of limited availability within a computer or information management system?

    <p>Computer resources</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of resource comprises non-living things like land, water, air, and minerals?

    <p>Abiotic resources</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of resource is obtained from the biosphere and includes forests, animals, birds, fish, and other marine organisms?

    <p>Biotic resources</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of resource is known to exist and may be used in the future?

    <p>Potential resources</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Forests</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used for resources that are found everywhere, such as air and water?

    <p>Ubiquitous resources</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main characteristic of potential resources?

    <p>They are insufficiently known or cannot be exploited with current technology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used for human effort in the production of goods and rendering of services?

    <p>Labor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which one of the following is an example of tangible resource?

    <p>Buildings</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the practice of reducing, reusing, and recycling resources called?

    <p>The three R's</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used for the pattern of resource use that aims to meet human needs while preserving the environment?

    <p>Sustainable development</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used for the overconsumption of resources leading to their depletion or destruction?

    <p>Tragedy of the commons</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the three R's that should be followed to save and extend the availability of resources?

    <p>Reduce, reuse, recycle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the potential benefits of wise resource usage?

    <p>Quality of life, sustainability, wealth</p> Signup and view all the answers

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