Question

What are the five differences between actual and potential resources ?

Answer 1

*These are the resources whose total quantity may not be known. 
*These resources are not being used at present. These could be used in the future. 
*Example - Uranium found in ladakh. 

Actual resources- 

*These are the resources whose quantity is known. 
*These resources are being used in the present. 
*Example - The rich deposits of caol in Ruhr region of Germany.