Natural Resources + Environmental Resource Management

Question 1

Natural Resource

Answer 1

A source/supply that occurs in nature without human action

Question 2

Basis of Origin

Answer 2

Biotic - Organic resources
Abiotic - Geological processes

Question 3

Stages of resource development

Answer 3

Actual - surveyed and exploited
Reserve - surveyed, can be exploited
Stock - Surveyed but inaccessible
Potential - Could be there, haven’t checked

Question 4

Renewability

Answer 4

Speed of replenishment
Renewable: form as fast or faster than used
Non-renewable: form slowly or not naturally
- can be formed slowly over geological times scales
- can be produced once and never replenished