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Example of the use of a nonrenewable resource:

• Solar panels collecting sunlight to create electricity for a home.
• Trees being used to make paper products.
• Quartz being made into jewelry.
• Hydroelectric dam using turbines to create electricity for cities.

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Quartz being made into jewelry.

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The map shows the depth of groundwater in Africa measured in meters below ground level (mbgl). In which area on the map would it be easiest for a village to use groundwater as a natural resource? Options: Area A, Area B, Area C, Area D

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Area C

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What is a possible negative effect of increasing the trading of paper products from the Biotowieza Forest, the largest forest in Europe?

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loss of some plant and animal species

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What is a disadvantage of using fossil fuels as an energy source?

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It takes more time to create more fossil fuels than it does for human beings to use them.

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Which energy resource is in danger of being depleted first in the United States?

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What action can Bandit take to help conserve coal?

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Turn off the lights in the house when he is not using them.

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Possible long-term benefit of overusing fossil fuels like oil?

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increases development of renewable energy resource technology

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Why is it important to conserve nonrenewable resources?

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They can be exhausted.

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What happens to a watershed if precipitation increases?

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Water table will rise.

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Impact of increased solar energy use in the US on other natural resources?

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reduce the use of fossil fuels

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