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GCSE Geography · key term
A resource replenished by natural processes on a human timescale; biological resources can still be depleted if used faster than they are replaced.
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Specification 6.1 · Paper 2
Revise: Resource Classification and ExploitationRenewable resources are replenished naturally on a human timescale. Wind and sunlight provide continuing flows of energy, while biological resources such as trees and fish can be replaced through growth and reproduction.
Paper 3
An energy resource supplied by a naturally replenished flow, such as sunlight, wind or flowing water.
Revise: Classification and impactsNon-renewable resources have finite stocks. Coal, oil and natural gas are fossil fuels formed over millions of years. Extracting and burning them uses up deposits much faster than natural processes replace them.
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