Question

What are actual resources
And
Potential resources

Answer 1

Actual Resources are those resources which have been thoroughly surveyed and their quantities have been ascertained.

Available resources in a country, which are not fully tapped, are known as potential resources.

Answer 2

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⇒ Resources which are found in a region but have not been utilized are called Potential Resources. They are the resources which are not developed at present but maybe used in future after we have an estimate of their quality and quality by conducting surveys and developing technology for the same. For Examples - Gujrat and Rajastan have an enormous potential of wind and solar energy but so far these have not been developed fully.