12.14: Putting It Together
SUMMARY
In this section, we used almost all of the concepts we have learned so far. While plate tectonics may not have been mentioned directly, we know the role it plays in the formation of rock, minerals and mineral resources. In this section, we focused on these items:
- How mineral resources and fossil fuels are formed
- How these resources are mined
- Nonrenewable and renewable resources
- What type and amount of resources we use in our everyday life
Contributors and Attributions
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Original content from Kimberly Schulte (Columbia Basin College) and supplemented by Lumen Learning . The content on this page is copyrighted under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.