4 Geography · 4.3.4 World regional geography: features, resources and places
4.3.4.6 World mineral and energy resources: major producers and regions
Minerals are unevenly spread: old shields and plateaus hold metallic ores (iron, gold, copper), sedimentary basins hold coal, oil and gas, and a few countries dominate each mineral, which makes supply chains geopolitical.
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- Advanced level
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Key terms
- iron ore
- Pilbara
- Carajás
- Kiruna
- Mesabi
- coal fields
- Ruhr
- Donbas
- Kuzbass
- Appalachian
- petroleum
- Ghawar
- Venezuela reserves
- OPEC
- natural gas
- South Pars
- uranium
- Kazakhstan
- copper
- Chile
- Copper Belt
- bauxite
- Guinea
- gold
- Witwatersrand
- Kalgoorlie
- lithium triangle
- cobalt
- rare earths
- Canadian Shield
- critical minerals
What this note covers
- Core factsFoundation
- ExplainedStandard
- DeeperAdvanced
- AP angleStandard
- Mains writingMains writing
- Common trapsFoundation
- Quick revisionFoundation
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