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What natural resources are often found near tectonic plate boundaries or in areas of current or past volcanic activity |
Metals and minerals |
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What natural resources are concentrated in temperature climates where temperatures are mild and precipitation is very high |
Fertile land |
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Identify three regions where uranium is most abundant |
Australia Russia Canada in South America |
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Is there a pattern to the locations of hotspots in these regions |
Yes more biodiversity near the equator |
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some of the largest gold reserves are found in the u.s. what can we infer about the earth's climate in the US in the past based on the abundance of this natural resource |
The u.s. is most likely underwater, coal is made from swamps |
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The middle East is the region of the world richest oil deposits in fact 50% of the world's oil is concentrated in this region. What other natural resources is likely abundant near here as well |
Natural gas deposits are found near oil reserves |
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How is trade related to uneven distribution of the resources how is it important to countries who lack certain resources how is it important to countries abundance in certain resources |
The people who own the reserves are rich because they control the oil prices, the people who lack this resource will now have what they need or want even though they're poor |
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Fossil fuels are major sources of energy for humans on Earth. how do you think the uneven distribution of fossil fuels positively and negatively impacts countries where fossil fuels are abundant |
Positively, lots of money because of the resources negativity, call The civil wars because of the fighting over resources |
