Question

Observe the figure and answer the following questions.

1. Prepare a table of mining products and regions of production in Brazil.
2. In which part of Brazil has mining activity not developed? What could be the reasons?
3. Considering the availability of resources, were has the development of industries occurred?

Answer 1

1. Mining products	Regions of production in Brazil
   Manganese	North, east
   Bauxite	Coastal region
   Iron-Ore	Central, south-east
   Coal	South

2. Mining has not developed in the western part of Brazil due to inaccessibility, lack of knowledge of potential reserves of resources and dense forests.
3. Considering the availability of resources development has occurred mainly in the coastal regions of north-east and south-east of Brazil.