What is the difference between Potential and Actual resources?
Potential Resources -
- These are the resources whose total quantity may not be known.
- These resources are not being used at present. These could be used in the future.
- Example - Uranium found in ladakh.
Actual resources-
- These are the resources whose quantity is known.
- These resources are being used in the present.
- Example - The rich deposits of caol in Ruhr region of Germany.