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MINING
TOPIC CODE:  NTGE160205ES

What is mining?

Mining is the extraction of minerals from the ground.

What is a mineral?

A mineral is any valuable substance found on or below the surface of the earth.

Places where minerals are found are called mines.

Many minerals are mined in East Africa such as Gold, Diamond, Iron, Copper, Aluminium, Tin, Salt, Soda Ash and Limestone.

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LATITUDES AND LONGITUDES
TOPIC CODE: TC5228ARTC

Latitudes and longitudes are imaginary lines drawn on a map.

Latitudes run from West to East while Longitudes run from North to South.

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GRID REFERENCE

HOW T O READ AND WRITE LOCATION WITH GRID REFERENCE
TOPIC CODE: GR401ARTC

Consider the Grid reference below

To write the grid reference we start with Easting then Northing:

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