geo 5.1-5.4

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