INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

MINERAL AND ENERGY RESOURCES IN INDIA

MINERALS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
They study minerals as part of earth’s crust for a better understanding of land-forms. They are called:
A
Scientists
B
Geographers
C
Geologists
D
Ecologists
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Geographers study minerals as part of the earth’s crust for a better understanding of landforms. The distribution of mineral resources and associated economic activities are of interest to geographers.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mineralogy is the systematic study that extensively covers description, crystallography, physical, chemical and environmental features of all minerals. From: Introduction to Mineralogy and Petrology, 2014.

Detailed explanation-3: -Geologists are scientists who study a planet’s solid features, like soil, rocks, and minerals.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Earth’s crust comprises about 95% igneous and metamorphic rocks, 4% shale, 0.75% sandstone, and 0.25% limestone. Oxygen, silicon, aluminum, and iron account for 88.1% of the mass of the Earth’s crust, while another 90 elements make up the remaining 11.9%.

Detailed explanation-5: -geology, the fields of study concerned with the solid Earth. Included are sciences such as mineralogy, geodesy, and stratigraphy.

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