Vocabulary Term Details

Resource depletion

Definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resource_depletion)

Resource depletion is the exhaustion of raw materials within a region. Resources are commonly divided between renewable resources and non-renewable resources. Use of either of these forms of resources beyond their rate of replacement is considered to be resource depletion. Resource depletion is most commonly used in reference to farming, fishing, mining, water, and fossil fuels. (Wikipedia)

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Broader TermsNarrower TermsRelated Terms
Natural phenomena
Overfishing
Water depletion
Environmental degradation
Resource management
Resources
Soil degradation

This term is used for the following terms: 
Overexploitation

Approved Date
24-Jun-2013

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