Differentiate between Potential and actual resources

Asked by Monika | 2 years ago |  128

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Solution :-

Potential Resource Actual Resource
A resource whose entire quantity is not known A resource whose quantity is known
Not being used at present, but could be used in the future Being used in the present
The present level of technology is not advanced enough to utilise it The present level of technology is advanced enough to utilise it
Example: The uranium found in Ladakh, which could be used in the future Example: The dark soils of the Deccan plateau in Maharashtra

 

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