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Sustainability Resources and Gold Mining
Sustainability Resources and Gold Mining
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To review sustainability, resources and gold mining
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The 'balance' between the social and the economic world is called
equitable
viable
sustainable
bearable
2
In a systems model the transforming of inputs into things of use is known as
processes
output
feedback
inputs
3
Gold is an element found in the Earth's
Crust
Core
Mantle
4
Sustainability aims to ? the harm done to the natural environment
Enhance
Minimise
Encourage
Maximise
5
What forced mineral rich magma to the earth's surface
Currenty currents
Convention currents
Convection currents
Confection currents
6
Trees are what kind of resource
Renewable
Non Renewable
7
In a systems model the elements which are brought into the system are:
output
inputs
feedback
processes
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Sustainability means
Balance B/W the social + economic impacts on people.
Balance B/W the social + economic impacts on environment.
Balance B/W using resources + replacement of the resource.
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Resources that are made by the earth are known as
natural resources
cultural resources
10
Gold found in rivers is known as
Tectonic Gold
Fool's Gold
Alluvial gold
Igneous gold
11
How many earths would NZ need to maintain the current rate of consumption
4.2
5
3.2
12
The cultural resource of capital means
Skills and qualifications
Buildings and transportation
Fossil fuels and oil
13
The Study of mining falls under
Sustainable populations
Sustainable cities
Sustainable tourism
Sustainable use of an environment
14
Sunshine is what kind of resource
renewable
non renewable
15
Wind power is what kind of energy resource?
Renewable
Non Renewable
16
Gold is malleable, this means
It is too hard to shape, it is a hard metal
It is easy to shape, it is a softer metal
17
The biggest producer of gold is
New Zealand
Brazil
South Africa
India
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The 'balance' between the social and the environmental worlds is called
viable
sustainable
equitable
bearable
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Renewable resources means
A resource that can be used over and over again indefinitely
A resource which runs out once used, it is finite.
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The type of rock that gold is found in in Coromandel is
Volcanic
Schist
Greywacke
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Economic viability means
That the profit made by mining are minimal
That the profits of mining are more than the costs
The the profits from mining are less than the costs
22
Non Renewable resources are
Finite
Infinite
23
The 'balance' between the economic and the environmental worlds is called
equitable
viable
bearable
sustainable
24
The mine that we are visiting is in
Hahei
Te Awamutu
Paeroa
Waihi
25
The method of mining in the Coromandel is
Underground, in tunnels
Open cast, pit mining
Panning in rivers
26
The job which sees people search for areas of rocks and minerals
Engineers
Miners
Geologists
27
In a systems model the outputs which return as inputs are known as
processes
outputs
feedback
28
The Roman goddess that gold was named after was
Diana
Aurora
Cybele
Venus
29
Resources that are made by people to improve their lives are known as
natural resources
cultural resources
30
The USA has
An orange president
A small ecological footprint
A medium ecological footprint
A large ecological footprint
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Accessibility means
The profits made from mining
How easy or hard it is to get to something
The amount of knowledge miners have
32
Kaitiakitanga means to
Use the environment
Care for the environment
Benefit from the environment
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Gold is what kind of resource?
Non Renewable
Renewable
