Exploitation and Depletion of Resources (Grade 11 NSC Matric Geography): Quizzes
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What does resource depletion mean?
What does resource depletion mean?
Long-term supply becomes threatened/exhausted
What has overfishing caused in some areas according to the note?
What has overfishing caused in some areas according to the note?
Fishing industry virtually collapsed
Which factor forces people to use resources unsustainably just to survive?
Which factor forces people to use resources unsustainably just to survive?
Poverty
How long did non-renewable resources take to form?
How long did non-renewable resources take to form?
Millions of years
Until approximately what year are oil reserves estimated to last?
Until approximately what year are oil reserves estimated to last?
2040
What control do humans have over perpetual resources?
What control do humans have over perpetual resources?
Virtually no control over availability
Which of these is a perpetual resource?
Which of these is a perpetual resource?
Solar radiation
What does the sustainability of resources like forests depend on?
What does the sustainability of resources like forests depend on?
Human management decisions entirely
What practice helps forests provide timber indefinitely?
What practice helps forests provide timber indefinitely?
Selective cutting and replanting
Which resources have a limited supply that cannot be replaced in a human timeframe?
Which resources have a limited supply that cannot be replaced in a human timeframe?
Non-renewable resources