Online Geography Resources

Base knowledge and understanding

Context

Lesson Aim

• To examine the opportunities and challenges posed for resource development (mineral extraction and any associated settlement and communications) in hot, arid areas - focusing on uranium extraction in Niger.

Synthesis

Uranium Mining in Niger

Use the following presentation, video clips and news articles to produce notes on the opportunities and challenges posed for uranium extraction in Niger.

You should use the following sub-headings:

• Opportunities
  • Economic
  • Development
• Challenges
  • Climate / Human Discomfort
  • Settlement / Population
  • Inaccessibility / Remoteness

Video Resources

Text Resources

Review

Using examples, examine how hot, arid environments can offer both challenges and opportunities for mineral extraction. [10 marks]

The markbands can be found here - you need to look at Paper 2.