Mineral extraction
What Mineral extraction means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Mining valuable resources, such as gypsum or limestone, which generates income in a hot desert.
Provides jobs but is declining, such as coal mining in Svalbard.
Topics that use Mineral extraction
- Cold environments (AQA GCSE)
- Hot deserts (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Extreme temperatures
- Inaccessibility
- Tourism
- Active layer
- Adaptation
- Appropriate technology
- Biodiversity loss
- Climate
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