UD 7. MINING AND INDUSTRIAL AREAS

MINING RESOURCES IN THE WORLD AND IN SPAIN

MINING RESOURCES IN THE WORLD AND IN SPAIN

iron, lead, copper, coal, gypsum, oil, natural gas, diamond, emerald, ruby, sapphire, marble, opal, agate, topaz, gold, silver,

platinum, , clay, coltan, cobalt, limestone, turquoise, jade, amber, garnet, uranium, salt

Energy rocks  Useful rocks  Precios stones  Semiprecious stones

 

Useful minerals  Precius minerals

 

Strategic minerals

 

Mining production and its enviroment effects

Mining production and its enviroment effects

Changes to the land

Mining production and its enviroment effects

Pollution

Mining production and its enviroment effects

Destruction of natural space

Energy sources

Energy sources

Design a diagram with the types of energy sources What is the OPEC? What are the problems of the energy production?

INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY

There are several types of industry, depending on: Their origin and characteristics

The number of employees

The volume of the raw material used

CLASSIFICATION OF INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES: origin and characteristics

Base industries: The make first changes to the raw material to

A) provide energy B) to produce other products

CLASSIFICATION OF INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES: origin and characteristics

Capital goods industries:

A) they make second changes to manufacture tools, machinery, equipment….

CLASSIFICATION OF INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES: origin and characteristics

Consumer goods industries:

A) they manufacture products to be sold directly to the consumer

CLASSIFICATION OF INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIESDepending on the number of employees

A) small B) medium sized C) large industry

CLASSIFICATION OF INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES: Volume of raw material

A) Light or consumer industries

B) Heavy 1. Basic 2. Capital goods

Why does an industry have a particular location?

There are factors of location that have change throughout history:

TRADICIONAL FACTORS CURRENT FACTORSProximity to raw materials Accesibility to raw materials and

energy sources? ?Proximity to ports and trasport routes

High-skilled workers

? ?Availability of capital The presence of a global market--------------------------------------------------

The willingness of government

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Types of industrial landscape

TRADICIONAL LANDSCAPES NEW LANDSCAPESMINING AREAS CENTRE FOR ADVANCED

TECHNOLOGYPORTS AND RIVERS AUTOMATED AND HIGH

TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIESURBAN AREAS CHINESE INDUSTRY

The industrial crisis

Deindustralisation: Functional reconversion Industrial relocation