Living in the Environment 18th Edition by Tyler Miller,Scott Spoolman

Exercise 8

What are the two key concepts for this section What are the reserves of a mineral resource and how can they be expanded What two factors determine the future supply of a nonrenewable mineral resource Explain how the supply of a nonrenewable mineral resource can be economically depleted and list the five choices we have when this occurs. What is depletion time and what factors affect it