Question
Differentiate between potential and actual resources.
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Answer
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S.No.
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Potential Resources
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Actual resources
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Potential resources are those whose entire quantity may not be known.
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Actual resources are those resources whose quantity is known.
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2.
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These are not being used at present. These resources could be used in the future.
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These resources are being used in the present.
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3.
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The level of technology we have at present may not be advanced enough to easily utilise these resources.
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The level of technology we have at present is advanced enough to easily utilise these resources.
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The uranium found in Ladakh is an example of potential resource that could be used in the future.
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The rich deposits of coal in Ruhr region of Germany and petroleum in the West Asia, the dark soils of the Deccan plateau in Maharashtra are all actual resources.
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