7.1 Natural resources — uses and management Quiz
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1. A forest is natural capital. Timber harvested from it each year is:
- A. Natural capital
- B. Natural income
- C. An ecosystem service only
- D. A non-renewable resource
2. Which is a non-renewable resource?
- A. Fish stocks
- B. Solar energy
- C. Coal
- D. Timber from managed forest
3. Which statement is true of all resources?
- A. They are infinite
- B. They are finite
- C. They are renewable
- D. They are privately owned
4. Self-sufficiency of a country producing 30 Mt and consuming 40 Mt is:
- A. 133%
- B. 10%
- C. 75%
- D. 25%
5. The value of natural capital is dynamic because:
- A. It never changes
- B. It changes over time with knowledge, technology and attitudes
- C. It depends only on price
- D. It is the same for every society