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What are natural resources derived from?
What are natural resources derived from?
- Land masses
- Human skills
- Human-made materials
- The environment (correct)
What is the primary function of human resources?
What is the primary function of human resources?
- Determining the value of a resource
- Converting natural resources into valuable commodities (correct)
- Creating landforms and water bodies
- Processing raw materials into goods
What happens to the value of a resource as it is processed?
What happens to the value of a resource as it is processed?
- It remains the same
- It decreases
- It becomes zero
- It increases (correct)
What is an example of a processed good?
What is an example of a processed good?
What are the large portions of land surrounded by water called?
What are the large portions of land surrounded by water called?
What are the bodies of water on the Earth's surface referred to as?
What are the bodies of water on the Earth's surface referred to as?
What type of resources are obtained from the biosphere?
What type of resources are obtained from the biosphere?
Which of the following is an example of an abiotic resource?
Which of the following is an example of an abiotic resource?
What is a characteristic of potential resources?
What is a characteristic of potential resources?
Which of the following factors affects the value of resources?
Which of the following factors affects the value of resources?
What is an example of the changing value of resources over time?
What is an example of the changing value of resources over time?
What is a characteristic of natural resources?
What is a characteristic of natural resources?
What type of resources are formed over very long geological periods and cannot be replenished once depleted?
What type of resources are formed over very long geological periods and cannot be replenished once depleted?
What is the term for the process of changing natural resources into more usable commodities?
What is the term for the process of changing natural resources into more usable commodities?
What type of resources can be replenished or produced easily?
What type of resources can be replenished or produced easily?
What type of resources refers to the ability of humans to change natural resources into valuable commodities?
What type of resources refers to the ability of humans to change natural resources into valuable commodities?
What is the result of the rising demand for resources coupled with over-utilization?
What is the result of the rising demand for resources coupled with over-utilization?
What type of resources includes equipment, machinery, and buildings?
What type of resources includes equipment, machinery, and buildings?
