3. The discovery
of the place
of mineral even in some of the
most hostile area changes population pattern
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Answer:
Along with the influence of mineral supply on the rise and progress of civilization, is a parallel story of how the search for, and discovery of minerals from salt to gold and silver has caused mass migrations of people. In many cases the minerals were the basic cause of the opening of new lands. It has been said that, "the flag follows the miner's pick." The quest for gold and silver lured Spaniards to the New World resulting in the conquests of Mexico, Colombia, Peru, and some of the adjacent lands.
These movements continue to the present. Migrations of people today to resource areas, or to nations that can obtain resources, are perhaps greater than anytime in the past. Seeking jobs and a higher standard of living largely based on mineral resources, people are today moving, both legally and illegally, by the millions.
Explanation:
s resources are discovered or depleted, populations migrate .This attraction for gold probably precedes humans, as pack rats and some birds But even richer gold deposits were in the upstream areas of the Nile. More recently the Siberian city of Norilsk has been built 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle.
- Positive impacts on mining
As a developed society we are fortunate to enjoy the many benefits that lignite, uranium and industrial minerals help provide. These benefits include low-cost, reliable electricity and the materials necessary to build our homes, schools, hospitals, roads, highways, bridges and airports.
- Negative impacts on mining
We have found mining can negatively affect people by: forcing them from their homes and land. Environmental impacts of mining can occur at local, regional, and global scales through direct and indirect mining practices. Impacts can result in erosion, sinkholes, loss of biodiversity, or the contamination of soil, groundwater, and surface water by the chemicals emitted from mining processes.