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    The island nation of Nauru was destroyed by phosphate mining. Nauru is a small island with limestone bedrock that was once covered in guano deposits from seabirds. These guano deposits were mined for their high phosphate content, which is used as a fertilizer. The mining left the island barren and stripped of almost all vegetation and habitat. More than 90% of the island's land area was destroyed by mining. Today, most of Nauru's residents suffer from obesity and related health issues like type 2 diabetes due to poor diet and lack of economic opportunity after the phosphate ran out. The island's fate serves as a warning about the dangers of unchecked resource exploitation.

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    The island nation of Nauru was destroyed by phosphate mining. Nauru is a small island with limestone bedrock that was once covered in guano deposits from seabirds. These guano deposits were mined for their high phosphate content, which is used as a fertilizer. The mining left the island barren and stripped of almost all vegetation and habitat. More than 90% of the island's land area was destroyed by mining. Today, most of Nauru's residents suffer from obesity and related health issues like type 2 diabetes due to poor diet and lack of economic opportunity after the phosphate ran out. The island's fate serves as a warning about the dangers of unchecked resource exploitation.

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    OBJECTIVE 2 Application of Knowledge and Understanding: Case Study

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    The island nation of Nauru was destroyed by phosphate mining. Nauru is a small island with limestone bedrock that was once covered in guano deposits from seabirds. These guano deposits were mined for their high phosphate content, which is used as a fertilizer. The mining left the island barren and stripped of almost all vegetation and habitat. More than 90% of the island's land area was destroyed by mining. Today, most of Nauru's residents suffer from obesity and related health issues like type 2 diabetes due to poor diet and lack of economic opportunity after the phosphate ran out. The island's fate serves as a warning about the dangers of unchecked resource exploitation.

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    OBJECTIVE 2 Application of Knowledge and Understanding

    Case Study

    Read this case study: http://www.amusingplanet.com/2015/06/nauru-island-country-destroyed-


    by.html

    Despite the fact that it appears on a web page called "Amusing Planet", this story is far from
    amusing. This sort of deliberate or thoughtless exploitation lies behind most of the world's
    environmental problems.

    A. Make a one paragraph, maximum half page, summary of the Case Study.

    B. Answer these questions.


    1. For what is phosphorous used? Why is it such a valuable export?
    2. Nauru is a limestone bedrock - now exposed - which was covered by guano, until the
    miners moved in.
    i. What sort of rock is limestone? Why should the Pacific Island of Nauru be
    made of limestone?
    ii. What is guano? How is it formed? Why should it be collected and exported?
    3. More than 40% of Nauru's residents now suffer from Type II Diabetes. What is Type II
    diabetes and why should so many on Nauru be suffering?
    4. What sort of organism is coral?
    5. A coral reef is formed mostly by the a-sexual reproduction of the coral polyps, meaning
    all the coral organisms are genetically identical. Give some reasons why it is
    advantageous for corals to be able to reproduce a-sexually.

    C. State your opinions about what has happened on Nauru Island since German
    colonisation in the late 19th century. Provide justification for anything you write.

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