Misc. 1
uneven distribution is affected by the location of a fault or boundary line
Metals or Minerals
uneven distribution is affected by the climate and temperature
Biodiversity
uneven distribution is affected by the location of prehistoric plants and animals. Plant remains from swamps 350 million years ago turned into coal, and plankton decomposed becomes oil and natural gas
Fossil fuels
it is a material or component found in the natural environment
natural resource
it is man-made and cannot exist without natural resources
synthetic resource
can be replenished by biochemical cycles and regenerate
renewable resource
it is an energy source that is used up much faster than it can be replaced
nonrenewable resource
They are nonrenewable resources. Examples: Coal, oil, and natural gas.
Fossil fuels
It is the process by which commercially valuable resources are removed from the Earth.
Mining
it is the shape and steepness of the land
Topography
it is the beginning stages of soil formation
Parent material
it is loose, weathered material in which plants form. Plants cannot grow without this
Soil
it is where oil or natural gas is trapped and accumulates
reservoir
it is when an aquifer gets refilled/replenished
recharge
it is a prolonged dry period that may cause the water table to fall
drought
it is water found underground in the cracks and spaces in soil, sand, and rock
Groundwater
The largest use of groundwater is
irrigation
To greatly reduce the amount of something.
Deplete
these are deposits of minerals that are large enough to be mined for a profit
Ores
formed by plate tectonics or water evaporating and crystallizing
Minerals
is the area where one tectonic plate sinks beneath the other
Subduction zone
it is where many of the minerals we mine actually come from
Ocean Floor
it is the measure of water’s ability to flow through sediment and rock.
Permeability or porosity
it is twin satellites able to monitor the change in volume of underground aquifers.
GRACE
it is when an aquifer gets refilled/replenished
recharge