question_answer 6)

 Differentiate between the followings: (a) Potential and actual resources (b) Ubiquitous and localised resources       

Answer:

 Ans. (a) Difference between potential and actual resources:     

Potential Resources	Actual Resources
(i)Those resources whose total quantity is not known	(i) Those resources whose total quantity is known.
(ii) They are not being used at present.	(ii) They are being used at the present time.
(iii) As technology improves their use in future is possible.	(iii) Available technology is used to use these resources.
(iv) Uranium found in Ladakh is an example of potential resources.	(iv) Rich deposits of coal in Rubr region of Germany is an example of actual resources.

  (b)Difference between Ubiquitous and localized resources:      

Ubiquitious Resources	Localized Resources
(i)The resources which are fopund every where like air,water etc.	(i)The resources which are found only in a certain place like minerals,crops etc.