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Mineral Resources
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Topic Content:
- Meaning of Mineral Resources
- Location of Solid Minerals in Nigeria
- Solid Minerals and their Uses
- Environmental Effects of Mineral ExploitationTo use someone or something unfairly for your own advantage. More
- Importance of Solid Minerals
- Evaluation Questions

What are Mineral Resources?
Mineral resources are substances that are naturally present, in the earth’s crust and are not formed from animal or vegetable matter. Examples are gold, salt, tin, iron ore, copper, aluminium, etc.
Minerals can exist as
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EVALUATION QUESTION
1List four resources obtained from plants
a]Ornamental plants
b]Cash crop
c]Food crop
d]Medicinal plants
2]What is meant by solid minerals resources.
Solid minerals resources are minerals that exist in solid form.
3]Mention four uses of soil to human beings
a]It is used for moulding (pottery)
b]It is used for agricultural purposes(planting)
c]Reservoir for water.
d]Grazing of animals.
4]List 2 economic importance of resources to human beings.
a]Source of foreign exchange earnings.
b]It serve as a source of employment.
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