Bauxite Mining

True or False: Bauxite mining is the process that involves the extraction of bauxite minerals from the ground.

• True

• False

• Debatable

Bauxite is a ------ industry

What type of resource is bauxite?

• Non Renewable

• Renewable

True or false: Bauxite is in low demand and being used up slower than it can replenish.

• True

• False

Select all that apply as characteristics of bauxite:

• in high demand

• Replenishes in under a year

• Benefits the environment by being removed

• takes millions of years to replenish

Identify which of the following countries are top producers of bauxite

• Guinea

• Australia

• Brazil

• United States of America

• Russia

Jamaica has - percent of the world's bauxite reserves.

Identify which of the following is the correct distribution of caribbean bauxite production (2000)

• Jamaica-20%, Guyana 18%, Suriname 50%

• Jamaica-18%. Guyana 50%, Suriname 25%

• Jamaica 50%, Guyana 20%, Suriname 18%

• Jamaica 50%, Guyana 18%, Suriname 25%

Which of the following are the importances of bauxite mining?

• Provides Food

• Provides employment

• Reduces climate change

• Provides foreign exchange

Identify two countries bauxite is exported to from Jamaica. The: (use the full name of both countries)