World economic geography
World distribution of minerals and energy
Practise 2 PYQsConcepts to cover
- Iron ore (Australia, Brazil, China, India), manganese, chromium, nickel (Indonesia, Philippines), tungsten
- Copper (Chile, Peru, DR Congo), bauxite (Australia, Guinea), zinc, lead, tin, gold (China, Australia, Russia), platinum
- Cobalt (DR Congo about three-quarters), lithium (Australia, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia), rare earths (China), graphite
- Diamonds (Botswana, Russia, Angola) and precious stones
- Coal (China, India, USA, Australia), petroleum (Persian Gulf, Russia, USA; OPEC), natural gas (Russia, Qatar, Iran)
- Uranium (Kazakhstan, Canada, Australia) and hydro-power potential by region