Impacts Of Extracting Metals

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What three factors do people have to balance when mining ores?	1) Social 2) Economic 3) Environmental
Give three reasons why mining metal ores is good.	1) We get useful products 2) It provides local people with jobs 3) Brings money to the local area
Give four negatives on mining metal ores.	1) Causes noise 2) Scars the landscape 3) Causes loss of habitats 4) Deep mine shafts can be dangerous for a long time after the mine has been abandoned
Give six reasons why recycling metal is important.	1) Mining takes a lot of energy, most of which comes from fossil fuels 2) Fossil fuels are running out but are also bad for the environment 3) Recycling only uses a fraction of the energy that starting fresh would 4) Recycling saves money 5) Recycling conserves metal sources 6) Recycling cuts down on the amount of rubbish that gets sent to the landfills

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	Created by Adam Collinge about 10 years ago