geo 5.1-5.4

All materials found in nature that are useful for humans and have economic potential

Resources that are replenished fast after exploitation

Resources formed by very slow geological processes

Resources that are used to meet human demand for energy

Resources that come from extractable metallic minerals

A body of magma that flows into Earth’s crust

The process in which magma cools down and becomes solid

The process of crystals forming when magma solidifies

Earthquakes that are triggered or created by human activities

Pieces of continental crust that form the stable fundament of continental plates

(Eroded) old volcanic crater pipes with high concentrations of diamonds located on cratons

The part of the continental plate that is covered by sea water

The situation in which most of the people in a resource-rich area do not benefit from their resources

An economy that is focused on one economic activity, like the export of resources

A model which describes the unequal relations between MEDCs (core) and LEDCs (periphery)

Lifted areas along a fault

Subsided areas along a fault

Diamonds originating in a conflict zone that are sold to a foreign company

Fast-developing countries due to their growing industries; positioned between core countries and peripheral countries

A strategy that is used by the Chinese government to exploit resources in peripheral countries, especially African and South American countries

The study of the way a country’s size, position, etc. influences its power and its relationships with other countries