ocr: Natural resources that are: mined from the Earth's crust such as metals, fossil fuels, and other mineral products are used almost everywhere in modern society. Since 1950, world mineral consumption has tripled, and it continues to: rise in line with a world population that is expected to double by the year 2050. Despite this, few resources are actually in danger of running out in the near future. SUPPLY. AND DEMAND Often a resource becomes scarce not because there is too little of iti in the Earth's crust, but because it is not protitable to mine. If demand for the resource increased, then its ...
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