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power and mineral resouces - Coggle Diagram
power and mineral resouces
Minerals
Metallic
ferrous
Non-Ferrous
Non-Mettalic
types of rocks :mountain:
sedimentry rocks
metamorphic rocks
igneous rocks
types of power resources :bulb:
conventional sources
hydroelectricity
natural gas
petroleum
firewood
coal
non-conventional sources
solar energy
wind energy
nuclear power
geothermal energy
tidal energy
biogas
extraction of minerals
mining
shaft mining
open cast mining
drilling
quarrying
distribution of minerals
Asia
China and India have large iron ore deposits.
The continent produces more than half of the world’s tin.
Europe
Europe is the leading producer of iron-ore in the world. the countries with large deposits of iron ore are Russia , Ukraine , Sweden and France
North America
The mineral deposits in North America ae located in 3 zones : the Canadian region north of the great lakes , the Appalachian region and the mountain ranges of the west
South America
Brazil is the largest producer of high grad iron-ore in the world. Chile and Peru are leading producers of copper. Brazil and Bolivia are among the world's largest producers of tin
Africa
Africa is rich in mineral resources. it is the world's largest producer of diamonds, gold and platinum
Australia
Australia is the largest producer of Bauxite in the world. it is a leading producer of gold, diamond, iron ore, tin and nickel
Antarctica
The geology of Antarctica is sufficiently well known to predict the existence of a variety of mineral deposits, some probably large. Significant size of deposits of coal in the transantarctic mountains and iron near the Prince Charles mountains of east Antarctica is forecasted
