Unit 3 Chapter 4 Key Terms (Geography)

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total stock

all parts of the natural environment including energy, living organisms, and non-living materials

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resource

anything that be used to produce goods and services (eg. raw materials, workers, money, land)

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natural resource

things found in the total stock that people find useful (eg. trees, minerals, water, etc.

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renewable resources

resources that can be regenerated if used carefully

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non-renewable resources

resources that are limited and cannot be replaced once they are used up

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flow resources

resources that are replaced by natural actions and must be used when and where they occur or be lost

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other resources

resources that do not fit into the other three categories (eg. natural features that attract tourism)

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waste diversion

processes that reduce the amount of waste that ends up going into landfills

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conservation

the wise use of resources