Geol 313 Athabasca University

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Unit 1 - Resources: An Introduction
Why is it unrealistic to consider...,
What was the only period of major...,
Why do less developed countries t...
10  cards
Unit 2 - Plate Tectonics and the Origins of Resources
What does the theory of plate tec...,
What are divergent plate boundari...,
What process moves the plates in ...
28  cards
Unit 3 - Resource Exploitation and the Enviroment
Compared to earlier times which f...,
Name some activities used in the ...,
What is surface mining which mine...
31  cards
Unit 4 - Energy from Fossil Fuels
Define the terms joule and watt h...,
Why did the british begin using c...,
Where according to craig vaughan ...
57  cards
Unit 5 - Nuclear Power and Other Energy Alternatives
What is the basic difference betw...,
What is radioactivity,
What is the basic principle in th...
41  cards
Unit 6 - The Abundant Metals
What properties are unique to metals,
What critical percentage by weigh...,
Which are the two most important ...
36  cards
Unit 7 - The Geochemically Scarce Metals
Which of the geochemically scarce...,
Describe the process of atomic su...,
What factors may change the minim...
54  cards
Unit 8 - Industrial Minerals
In plant nutrition what is requir...,
What factors led to the decline o...,
What is the trend in the ratio of...
63  cards
Unit 9 - Water and Soil Resources
Describe the transfer of heat to ...,
Define evapotranspiration and exp...,
What special problems does evapot...
38  cards
Unit 10 - Resource Development and International Trade
What is the main factor that dete...,
The presence of mineral deposits ...,
If resources were evenly distribu...
36  cards

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