Shirdi Sai Public School

Class: VIII Subject: S.ST(GEOGRAPHY)

Chapter/ Topic: Mineral & Power Resources Worksheet

Q1 ANSWER the following QUESTIONS

1. DEFINE
a) Quarrying
b) Geothermal Energy
c) Open cast mining
d) Tidal energy
e) Shaft mining
2. Mention the major uses & major producing states of the following
minerals
a) Copper b) Limestone c) Salt d) Uranium e)
Coal
MINERAL USES STATES
COPPER MANUFACTURING RAJASTHAN,MADHYA
ELECTRIC WIRES AND PRADESH,JHARKHAND
MACHINERY
LIMESTONE SMELTING KARNATAKA,RAJASTHAN,
IRONORE,PRODUCING MEGHALAYA
CEMENT & MORTAR
SALT FLAVOURING FOOD & GUJARAT,TAMILNADU,
IN CHEMICAL RAJASTHAN
INDUSTRIES
URANIUM GENERATING JHARKHAND,RAJASTHAN
 NUCLEAR POWER
COAL GENERATING JHARKHAND,ODISHA,
THERMAL POWER,IN WEST BENGAL
IRON & STEEL
INDUSTRY , AS
DOMESTIC FUEL

3. Who are ores? AN ORE IS A NATURAL OCCURRENCE OF ROCK OR

SEDIMENT THAT CONTAINS SUFFICIENT MINERALS
4. Give an account of the mineral wealth of North America?
5. Write a note on the conservation of mineral and power resource.

2. Fill in the blanks:

a) DAIMOND is the hardest mineral and TALC is the softest.
b) AUSTRALIA is the largest producer of bauxite in the world.
c) Biogas is produced from PLANT & ANIMAL waste.
d) Bhakra Nangal is an important HYDEL POWER station of India.
e) Gold & silver are NON- FERROUS minerals.