Answer:
Fossil fuel resources are plentiful in areas that had certain types of ecosystems millions of years ago.
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer Choice 1. Incorrect. 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.
Answer Choice 2. Correct. 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.
Answer Choice 3. Incorrect. Minerals, fresh water, and biosphere resources are distributed unevenly around the planet as a result of past geologic processes.
Answer Choice 4. Incorrect. It depends more on the geological processes to produce large mineral deposits compared to the location of where they are.
