Question

What is the distinguish beetween potential and actual resources

Answer 1

 (a) Difference between potential and actual resources:

Potential Resources

(i) Those resources whose total quantity is not known.

 (ii) They are not being used at present.

(iii) As technology improves their use in future is possible.

 (iv) Uranium found in Ladakh is an example of potential resources.

Actual Resources

 (i) Those resources whose total quantity is known. 

(ii) They are being used at the present time.

(iii) Available technology is used to use these resources.

 (iv) Rich deposits of coal in Rubr region of Germany is an example of actual resources.   

Answer 2

Potential  Resources :-
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1)These  are  the  resources  whose  total  quantity  may  not  be  known.

2)These  resources  are  not  being  used  at  present.  These  could  be  used  in  the  future.

3) Example :-  Uranium  found  in  ladakh.

Actual  resources:-
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1)These  are  the  resources  whose  quantity  is  known.

2)These  resources  are  being  used  in  the  present.

3)Example -  The  rich  deposits  of  caol  in  Ruhr  region  of  Germany.