Mineral Resources in Nigeria.

Nigeria, the most populous nation and largest economy in Africa is endowed with abundant mineral resources which includes energy fuels, industrial minerals, gemstones and ____________

• metallic minerals

• rubber crops

• cotton

• jute

Resources found deep inside the earth are called ___________ resources.

• Mineral

• Natural

• Man made

• Self made

Minerals that are found deep inside the earth are dug out through deep holes. These holes are called ____________.

• Wells

• Mines

• Oasis

• Burrows

The minerals that are hard, durable, and shiny and can be melted are called __________.

• Metallic

• Non metallic

• Mineral fuel

• Melts

The minerals that cannot be melted and are breakable when hit are called ___________.

• Metallic

• Non metallic

• Mineral fuel

• Melt

Which among the following is not a metallic mineral? ___________

• Iron ore

• Copper ore

• Marble

• Aluminium

Petroleum is used for making many useful products such as tar, diesel and petrol.

• True

• False

Natural resources are classified as __________ and ___________

• metallic and non metallic

• ferrous and non ferrous

• renewable and non renewable

• man made and natural

Bitumen is found in abundance at Lagos, Edo, Ogun, and __________

• Adamawa

• Ebonyi

• Kano

• Ondo

The main source of the Nigerian economy is ____________.

• Bauxite

• Petroleum

• Bitumen

• Zinc