30 Questions
Which classification of resources is based on their availability?
Renewable and non-renewable
What does the term 'resource' refer to?
Materials available in our environment
What classification of resources is based on their level of development and use?
Actual and potential
What is the purpose of resource utilization?
All of the above
What classification of resources is based on their origin?
Biotic and abiotic
What is the broader biological or ecological perspective of a resource?
Satisfying the needs of a living organism
What is required for resource allocation in human society?
Resource management
What is a natural resource from a human perspective?
Anything obtained from the environment
What areas of work are linked to the concept of resources?
All of the above
What does the term 'resource' encompass in application within human society?
Commercial and non-commercial factors
Which type of resource is derived from the environment?
Biotic resources
What is the goal of conservation?
To manage natural resources
Which type of resource is formed over very long geological periods and cannot be replenished once depleted?
Non-renewable resources
Which type of resource can be replenished or reproduced relatively quickly?
Renewable resources
What is the highest rate at which a resource can be used sustainably called?
Sustainable yield
Which type of resource includes desire along with necessity and is based on markets of currency exchanged for goods and services?
Economic resources
Which type of resource is any physical or virtual component of limited availability within a computer or information management system?
Computer resources
Which type of resource comprises non-living things like land, water, air, and minerals?
Abiotic resources
Which type of resource is obtained from the biosphere and includes forests, animals, birds, fish, and other marine organisms?
Biotic resources
Which type of resource is known to exist and may be used in the future?
Potential resources
Which one of the following is an example of a conditionally renewable resource?
Forests
What is the term used for resources that are found everywhere, such as air and water?
Ubiquitous resources
What is the main characteristic of potential resources?
They are insufficiently known or cannot be exploited with current technology
What is the term used for human effort in the production of goods and rendering of services?
Labor
Which one of the following is an example of tangible resource?
Buildings
What is the practice of reducing, reusing, and recycling resources called?
The three R's
What is the term used for the pattern of resource use that aims to meet human needs while preserving the environment?
Sustainable development
What is the term used for the overconsumption of resources leading to their depletion or destruction?
Tragedy of the commons
What are the three R's that should be followed to save and extend the availability of resources?
Reduce, reuse, recycle
What are the potential benefits of wise resource usage?
Quality of life, sustainability, wealth
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