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Questions
1. Were the minerals evenly distributed throughout the cookie mines? Explain how this relates to real mining.
2. Were you able to "reclaim" the land after mining? Discuss issues.
3. Do you think the resources (plants, water, wildlife, housing) in the area are affected by strip mining?
4. Can you think of anything humans can do to minimize the destruction of the environment when extracting fossil fuels? Explain.
5. Explain how the time required for mining is affected by the advanced knowledge that the land must be restored.
6. Explain why legislation that requires land to be restored after mining makes mining more expensive.
7. Look up and outline the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act:
8. Identify when and discuss why the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act was written.
9. Speculate about the citizens and organizations most likely to support and oppose the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act.
10. What was the purpose of this activity? What was learned?