The Arctic region has many minerals that are important to people like: iron, gold and oil. People live and work in the Arctic to remove these valuable minerals and sell them but this has its advantages and disadvantages:
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- The oil and gas bring money to the region.
- Jobs are provided for local people and migrant workers from different countries.
- It provides power for the local people.
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- Forests which have taken a long time to grow are destroyed by the building of roads and pipelines.
- More pollution is released into the atmosphere, increasing the acidity of rain. Acid rain can damage soils and kill trees.
- There is a danger of a big oil spill or gas explosion.
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