Depletion of resources

Mining

is process by which commercially valuable resources are removed from earth

example : ores, metals dimonds

Open Ended

what means of mining

Fossil Fuel Extraction:

Deposits of natural gas and oil can be extracted by drilling down into the ground

Open Ended

How fossil fuel extracted ?

fossil fuel extraction cause :

1-Mining disturbs habitates and changes the landscape

2- water can be polluted by runoff .

fossil fuels are not distributed evenly around the globe and are nonrenewable

Multiple Choice

Fossil fuel are

• renewable

• nonrenewable

Multiple Choice

mining ...

• all are right

• disturbs habitat

• change the landscape

Dwindling Deposits :

Demand for minerals

continues to increase due to population growth and the fact that more countries are becoming industrialized

Multiple Choice

Demanding of minerals increase due to ......

• population growth

• plants growth

Mineral reserves being depleted :

1- geologist have improved their ability to locate new reserve through more sophisticated exploration techniques.

2- technological advances in mining have allowd many low grade deposits to become economical to extract