The Next Frontier in Resource Extraction in the Region May

question 24

Multiple Choice

The next frontier in resource extraction in the region may be

• A)oil-tar sands
• B)deep-sea mining
• C)the generation of electricity from tidal currents
• D)wind turbines erected on platforms erected in deep oceanic waters
• E)hydraulic fracking

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Definitions:

Social Change

The transformation over time in the social structures and cultural patterns of a society.

Economic Development

The process through which a region improves the economic, political, and social well-being of its people.

Democratic Government

A form of government in which power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or through freely elected representatives.

Collectivization

The process of transforming private assets, properties, or industries into collectively owned entities, often associated with communist or socialist policies.