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Grade 11 Mining
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Using the
PowerPoint on Mining in SA as a resource
, answer the following questions.
You
may not copy and past
, use your own words, summarize.
Question 1
1.
What is the
contribution of mining
to the South African economy
Question 2
2.
What is the
significance of mining
to the development of South Africa?
Question 3
3.
What are the
factors favouring the mining industry
in South Africa?
Question 4
4.
What are the
factors hindering the mining industry
in South Africa?
Question 5
5.
Apply the
facts that you have learn't about mining in SA
to the
coal industry
.
Use the following headings.
Contribution of coal mining
to the SA economy.
Factor favouring
coal mining.
Factors hindering
coal mining.
Question 6
6.
List the
cost of setting up a mine
from the time the mineral is discovered until the mine starts to make a profit.
Question 7
7.
Discuss the
advantages of SA beneficating more minerals
by processing them locally.
Question 8
8.
Select the correct word or phrase for the options below.
The
main product exported from Richards Bay
is...
iron ore
manganese
coal
aluminium
Question 9
9.
The main product
exported from Saldanha Bay
is...
iron ore
diamond
coal
gold
Question 10
10.
Benefication
is...
providing jobs in the mining sector
mining minerals efficiently
refining minerals close to where they are mined
making manufacturing industry more productive
Question 11
11.
South Africa's
mineral reserve can be extended
by
...
conseving use of materials
substitution other materials that accomplish the same thing
recycling materials
all of these
Question 12
12.
Important coal mines are found in...
Limpopo
Northern Cape
Mpumalanga
Mpumalanga and Limpopo
Question 13
13.
Diamonds are mined in
...
Northern Cape
Limpopo
Both A and B
Neither A nor B
Question 14
14.
Mining in South Africa
...
Has hindered the development of the country
Encouraged heavy industry in the Western Cape
Ranks high in world standards with the value of minerals mined
Is generally economically friendly
Question 15
15.
Which Figure A or Figure B has the
largest scale
? Explain your answer
Question 16
16.
The product mined is being extracted from an open cast mine.
Name the product
mined.
Question 17
17.
Explain the process involved in
open cast mining
.
Question 18
18.
What
communication features
are at the points numbered 1-4 on the photograph (Figure A)?
Question 19
19.
State the
land use
at the points
numbered 5-8
on the photograph.
Question 20
20.
"This
area is close to the industrial areas
of Gauteng". Explain the
significance of this statement
.
Question 21
21.
List
one example of primary, secondary and tertiary economic activities
covered by the photograph / map.
