Environment Management — Flashcards

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Environment refers to the complex of physical, chemical, and biotic factors (like air, water, land, plants, animals) that surround and affect living organisms. It determines their survival and develop…

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Environmental studies help us understand how to protect Earth from pollution and destruction. It raises awareness about conservation, sustainable use of resources, and the impact of human activities o…

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Sunlight, water, and minerals are examples of natural resources. These exist in nature without human intervention and are essential for life and development.

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Biotic resources come from living organisms, e.g., plants, animals, coal, and petroleum. Abiotic resources are non-living, e.g., land, air, water, and metals like iron and copper.

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Potential resources exist in a region but are not yet used. For example, petroleum trapped in sedimentary rocks is a potential resource until it is extracted and utilized.

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Actual resources are those that have been surveyed, and their quantity and quality are known. They are currently being used, like groundwater in cities or forests being harvested sustainably.

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Reserve resources are part of actual resources that can be developed profitably in the future. For example, a known coal mine that is not yet mined due to cost or technology.

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Stock resources have been surveyed but cannot be used because of lack of technology. Example: Hydrogen in water is abundant, but we can't extract it easily without advanced tech.