Question

define potential resources

Answer 1

Answer:

Potential resources are known to exist and may be used in the future. ... Actual resources are those that have been surveyed, their quantity and quality determined, and are being used in present times. For example, petroleum and natural gas is actively being obtained from the Mumbai High Fields.

Answer 2

Available resource in Country, which are not fully trapped, are known as potential resource.

For example, petroleum can be found in old sedimentary rocks of Himalayas or Hydroelectricity can be generated by the force

of falling water. The potential resource need detailed survey for estimating their quantity and quality