Across
- 3. A way to mine. Best when you want to mine minerals found near the surface but may also extend deep into the ground.
- 7. A way to mine. Best when you want to mine coal, oil sands, and other minerals that are located in horizontal layers near the surface.
- 8. A variety of techniques used to break up shale layers far below the surface in order to liberate natural gas and/or oil that has been trapped. Injecting a mixture of water, sand, and dozens of chemicals into a well usually breaks up the rock.
- 9. Fishing which is out on the ocean, normally for business, has a crew of 12-16 members and fishes year round
- 10. The process of managing a renewable resource to ensure that the amount harvested does not cause long term depletion of the resource. The harvest is equal or less than the amount replenished each year.
- 11. A way to mine. Best when you want to extract mineral ores deep underground.
- 12. Farming that uses a lot of land, requires little labour and produces products such as wheat and cooking oil for export.
- 13. A mineral deposit that can be mined profitably.
Down
- 1. A rock that contains enough of a valuable metallic mineral to make mining profit
- 2. Exploiting a renewable resource in an unsustainable way.
- 4. Fishing which is near the shore, normally for sport, has a crew of 1-6 members and fishes mostly around the warmer months.
- 5. Fish farming
- 6. Farming that uses little land, requires lots of labour, is located near urban areas and produces products such as dairy products for the nearby population.