Answer:
Fossil fuel resources are plentiful in areas that had certain types of ecosystems millions of years ago.
Step-by-step explanation:
<u>Answer Choice 1. Incorrect.</u> Minerals can be found all over the world in the crust of the earth, but generally in such small quantities that they are not worth extracting.
<u>Answer Choice 2. Correct.</u> Fossil fuels can be found more in areas that had a lot of plant growth because, after a long time, the heat and pressure changed the plants into fossil fuels.
<u>Answer Choice 3. Incorrect.</u> Minerals, fresh water, and biosphere resources are distributed unevenly around the planet as a result of past geologic processes.
<u>Answer Choice 4. Incorrect.</u> It depends more on the geological processes to produce large mineral deposits compared to the location of where they are.
