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See the map of Andhra Pradesh showing minerals in this chapter and identify the minerals found in your district.

I live in Vishakapatnam and the minerals found here are heavy mineral beach sands, bauxite and graphite.


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What aspects of regulations in the mining by the government do you agree with? And why?

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Read the paragraph under the heading ‘To whom do the minerals belong’ and answer the following:

The minerals do not belong to any particular person but they belong to all people.


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Look at the image below. There are two different statements made by two different people. What aspect of mining are they talking about?