1.3 Impact of Rock and Mineral Extraction

Question 1

Environmental impacts

Answer 1

• deforestation
  Loss of habitat/biodiversity
• Noise, water, land, air, visual pollution
• soil erosion

Question 2

Economic impacts:

Answer 2

• Earn (benefit) foreign exchange.
• Jobs are created in the extraction and transporting of minerals
• Increase in the Country’s economy
• The income earned can be used for infrastructure improvement

Question 3

Positive Social Impacts:

Answer 3

• money derived from job opportunities can improve the standards of living
• Improvements to services, like healthcare and education

Question 4

Negative Social Impacts-

Answer 4

• Affects the health of the labour workers
• Affects the health of civilians due to pollution