Geography - Minerals & Coal Flashcards
Minerals - found where
Rock
Some are … and some are …
(some - minerals)
Useful and valuable
Minerals - renewable / non-renewable resource
Non-renewable
SA - largest amount of … minerals
Important minerals
Main minerals mined in SA
- 5 to name
- Gold
- Platinum
- Diamonds
- Iron Ore
- Copper
Gold
-Used for as what as a mineral - 3 things
Coins, bars, medals
Platinum
-Used for as what as a mineral - 3 things
Flat screen TVs, computer monitors, medicine
Diamond
-Used for as what as a mineral - 2 things
(very hard) jewellery, drills
Iron Ore
-Used for as what as a mineral - 2 things
Make iron, iron used to make steel
Copper
-Used for as what as a mineral - 1 thing
Electrical wiring
Coal - renewable / non-renewable resource
Non-renewable
Coal - formations
-4 steps
Millions of years ago, plants grew in swamps and got energy from sun
Plants in the swamp died, trapping the sun’s energy in the plants
thick layers of plant material built up and were buried
The rotting plant layers hardened and dried out under the mud forming peat
The layers of peat got buried even deeper, eventually the peat fossilized into a layer of coal
Burned as fuel
-Uses of coal - 3 items
Heating/cooking, iron & steel, electricity
To make liquid fuel
-Uses of coal - 2 items
Petrol & Diesel
In manufacturing
-Uses of coal - name 5 - 9 in total
Soaps, aspirins, fertilisers, dyes, solvents, shampoos, tennis rackets, mountain bikes, fabrics for clothes
