Geography: Resources and Development

Topics in this chapter

• Resource Concepts and Classification
• Resource Planning and Development
• Land Use and Degradation
• Soil Formation, Types and Distribution
• Soil Erosion and Conservation
• Sustainable Resource Development

Cheat sheet

Practice questions

1. Question 1Q-795181

   A community identifies something in its surroundings that is technologically accessible, economically practical, and culturally acceptable for meeting human needs. What should it be called?

   1. A.A technology
   2. B.A resource
   3. C.Natural vegetation
   4. D.An ecosystem
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2. Question 2Q-2E9B65

   Which group contains only examples of resources that may be privately owned by individuals?

   1. A.A farmer's plantation
   2. B.Privately held pastureland
   3. C.A pond within a privately owned plot
   4. D.All three of these
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3. Question 3Q-B617A9

   Careful planning prevents reckless resource use and supports the long-term continuation of every form of life. Which word best expresses this kind of existence?

   1. A.Balanced
   2. B.Sustainable
   3. C.Exploitative
   4. D.Unregulated
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4. Question 4Q-A99EA5

   A geographer sorts resources according to whether they come from living organisms or from non-living matter. Which pair of categories is being used?

   1. A.Biotic and abiotic
   2. B.Recyclable and non-recyclable
   3. C.Renewable and non-renewable
   4. D.Potential and developed
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5. Question 5Q-1D3983

   Delegates from more than one hundred countries gathered in 1992 for the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development. Which city hosted this Earth Summit?

   1. A.Rio de Janeiro
   2. B.Geneva
   3. C.Stockholm
   4. D.Manila
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