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A CTIVIT Y 3.5 The Mineral Dependency Crisis
Name: ______________________________________ Course/Section: ______________________ Date: ___________
A. Refer to the list of selected net non-fuel mineral resource Imports by the United States in 2012 ( FIGURE 3.22 ).
1. Based on FIGURE 3.22 , complete the table below.
Element used to Mineral ore(s) from How is the element used
make cell phones which it is extracted to make cell phones?
2. Would the United States be able to manufacture cell phones if a world crisis prevented it from importing minerals and
elements? _____yes _____ no What evidence from FIGURE 3.22 supports your answer?
B. Refer to FIGURE 3.22 and your uses of minerals recorded in your completed Worksheet 3.4. How would your lifestyle change
if the U.S. could no longer import the minerals and elements that it imported 100% of in 2012?
C. REFLECT & DISCUSS Do you think that it will be possible in the future for the United States to sustain its 2012 levels of
net import reliance for the selected commodities and minerals in FIGURE 3.22 ? Explain your answer.
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