19 - Minerals and Mining

Question 1

renewed naturally in a relatively short time, < human lifetime (solar/wind)

Answer 1

renewable/flow resource

Question 2

energy stored millions of years ago, e.g., gas, oil, coal

Answer 2

non-renewable/stock resource

Question 3

extraction of Earth’s minerals, especially geologically significant resources

Answer 3

mining

Question 4

fossil fuel mineral resource

Answer 4

coal

Question 5

(generic term) potassium salts, foundation of modern plant fertilizers

Answer 5

potash

Question 6

grew rapidly in Canada (since 1998) environmental assessment prior
- environmental agreements
- socio-economic agreements
environmental impacts
- mine tailings, converted to permafrost - migratory caribou numbers falling,
drop not related to mining
- water flow direction changes
- DFO reports “no net loss”
economic and social impacts
- wages, indigenous having first option
- scholarship programs, on-the-spot training

Answer 6

Diamond Mining

Question 7

value of goods and services produced
in an economy, typically in one year, an index

Answer 7

Gross National Product (GNP)

Question 8

sustainability
of population in balance with planet systems

Answer 8

planetary carrying capacity