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Question
Which of the following is a pair of exhaustible natural resources?
Options
Coal and soil
Air and sunlight
Water and petroleum
Wildlife and minerals
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Solution
Wildlife and minerals
Explanation:
Wildlife and minerals are exhaustible natural resources because these resources are present in a limited quantity in nature and can be exhausted by human activities.
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