Resource Security (AQA A-Level Geography): Flashcards

Energy, water, minerals

Aspect of natural environment used to meet human needs

Country's ability to secure reliable & sustainable resource flow

Using natural resources to fullest extent or most profitable use

Point when max production rate of a resource occurs

Non-renewable resources that can be permanently used up

Renewable resources that can be naturally replaced

Fossil fuels (oil, gas, coal) and uranium

Solar, wind, hydroelectric, geothermal, wave, tidal, biomass

Critical can be depleted by overuse; non-critical cannot