Bauxite Mining Grade 8

Earth or soil in which minerals are found is called:

• overburden

• marl

• ore

• mine

Bauxite ore does not create aluminum.

• True

• False

In Jamaica, the bauxite ore is found near to the surface of the ground so the method used is

• Shaft drilling

• Open pit method

• Deep-well injection

• Subsurface mining

Bauxite is used to make cement.

• True

• False

The mining of bauxite only pollutes the air and not water.

• True

• False

The process of aluminum smelting occurs in Jamaica

• True

• False

All of the following parishes are rich in bauxite deposit EXCEPT:

• St. Ann

• Trelawny

• St. Elizabeth

• St. Thomas

In which parish is bauxite NOT mined

• Trelawny

• St. Ann

• Clarendon

• Manchester

Which of the following statements about bauxite mining in the Jamaica are correct?

i. It is exported to the North America and Europe.

ii. It provides employment for mostly unskilled workers

iii. All bauxite mined is processed into aluminum and exported

• I, III

• I, II

• II, III

• none of the above

Transport of bauxite to the factory is done by trucks and …

I. overhead conveyor cables II. Railway

III. Rivers IV. Airplanes

• I and II

• II and III

• III and IV

• I and IV