NATURAL RESOURCES POTENTIAL AS A FACTOR OF REGION’S SOCIAL-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Simakova Natal'ya Anatol'evna, Candidate of geographic sciences, associate professor, head of sub-department of geography, Penza State University, (Penza, 40 Krasnaya str.), simakovanat@mail.ru

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The article reveals a concept of natural conditions and resources, identifies the differences between them are their classification, is the economic evaluation of natural resource potential for the development of industry and agriculture, which allows for good accommodation options and explain the features of the geography
of agriculture, disclosed the value of natural resources as a factor of socio-economic development of the region.

natural resource potential, natural conditions, natural resources, mineral, water, hydropower, forestry, agro-climatic resources, economic specialization areas, socio-economic development of the region.

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