Theory question 114
Geography of Africa(a) On a sketch map of Africa, show and name: (i) two areas important for a named fuel mineral, each in a different country (ii) two areas important for a named metallic mineral, each in a different country (iii) one major town in each area (b) Highlight any fours problems facing mining in Africa
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(a) e.g. Petroleum: Niger Delta, Nigeria (Port Harcourt); Hassi Messaoud, Algeria; or coal at Enugu and Wankie. Metallic mineral: copper in the Zambian Copperbelt (Kitwe) and Katanga/Shaba, DR Congo (Lubumbashi); or gold at the Witwatersrand (Johannesburg) and Obuasi, Ghana.
(b) Shortage of capital; lack of skilled labour; poor transport; fluctuating world prices; foreign control; environmental damage; political instability; exhaustion of deposits.
Name the mineral and towns correctly.