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Resources
All materials found in nature that are useful for humans and have economic potential
Renewable resources
Resources that are replenished fast after exploitation
Non-renewable resources
Resources formed by very slow geological processes
Energy resources
Resources that are used to meet human demand for energy
Metallic resources
Resources that come from extractable metallic minerals
Intrusion
A body of magma that flows into Earth’s crust
Solidifying
The process in which magma cools down and becomes solid
Crystallisation
The process of crystals forming when magma solidifies
Induced earthquakes
Earthquakes that are triggered or created by human activities
Cratons
Pieces of continental crust that form the stable fundament of continental plates
Kimberlite pipes
(Eroded) old volcanic crater pipes with high concentrations of diamonds located on cratons
Continental shelf
The part of the continental plate that is covered by sea water
Resource curse
The situation in which most of the people in a resource-rich area do not benefit from their resources
Mono-economy
An economy that is focused on one economic activity, like the export of resources
Core-periphery model
A model which describes the unequal relations between MEDCs (core) and LEDCs (periphery)
Horsts
Lifted areas along a fault
Grabens
Subsided areas along a fault
Blood diamonds
Diamonds originating in a conflict zone that are sold to a foreign company
Semi-peripheral countries
Fast-developing countries due to their growing industries; positioned between core countries and peripheral countries
Angola Model
A strategy that is used by the Chinese government to exploit resources in peripheral countries, especially African and South American countries
Geopolitics
The study of the way a country’s size, position, etc. influences its power and its relationships with other countries
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