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Distinguish between stock and reserve with one example of each.

Answer

Stock

Reserve

1. Materials in the environment which have the potential to satisfy human needs but human beings do not have the appropriate technology to access these, are included among stock.
2. Example: Minerals found in the sea bed or under oceans.

1. Reserves are the subset of the stock, which can be put into use with the help of existing technical ‘know-how’ but their use has not been started.

2. Examples; forests, reservoirs.

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