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1. What is mining? 2. What are two ways of mining? 3. Give some characteristics of gold. 4. List several things platinum is used in. 5. What are the lungs of the planet? 6. Do you think the rainforest is important? Please explain. 7. In how many years (by estimate) will the rainforest be gone? 8. What can at times coast more than gold? 9. What are the problems with mining? 10. Why do people destroy the rainforest? 11. After reading about non-petroleum resources do you believe that it is a good thing to recycle? 12. What percent of the world's mining is open pit? 13. Name three things that aluminum is used in. 14. Name three things that copper is used in. 15. Name a conservation group. 16. About how much of the U.S's electricity comes from coal? 17. Name three countries that have large coal reserves. 18. Name one way that mining coal affects the environment.