Question

Describe about potential resources and actual resources,​

Answer 1

Answer:

Potential resources:

Potential resources are those which are available in the region but are not fully used. But these resources could be used in future. For example, uranium present in Ladakh is a potential resource which could be used in the future.

Actual resources:

Actual resources are those resources whose quantity is known. These resources are being used in the present. The uranium found in Ladakh is an example of potential resource that could be used in the future. The rich deposits of coal in Ruhr region of Germany is an actual resource.