a) The ______ of a river is usually high up in the mountains.

b) When other countries buy goods from Nigeria, ______ flows into the country.

c) Gold is found in rock known as ______.

d) Coal is called a non-renewable ______ because there is a limited amount; when we have removed all the coal from the earth through mining, there won’t be any left.

e) ______ is the process of digging large amounts of stone or sand out of a huge hole or quarry.

f) Iron ore is the most important ______ for making steel.

g) Diamond ______ is very dangerous. Workers face the risk of death and injury every time they go underground.

h) The oil ______ is the biggest contributor to Nigeria’s economy.

a) (Although/Despite) doing his homework, Ikeade was punished because it was full of mistakes.

b) (Whereas/In spite of) the bad weather, Danjuma had a wonderful day at the beach.

c) (Although/Despite) I was absolutely exhausted, I slept badly last night.

d) My father was excited on Saturday because his team had won their match, (whereas/in spite of) his friend was unhappy because his team had lost.

e) Bolanile didn’t have enough money to buy a ticket, (whereas/despite) saving for months.

f) (Despite/Although) he wore gloves, the miner suffered from mercury poisoning.

g) The mining is illegal (but/in spite of) the miners will not stop because they need money.

h) The child is happy (in spite of/although) being blind.

i) (Although/In spite of) regulated gold mining stopping in the 1960s, small-time illegal mining still occurs.

j) (Whereas/Despite) legal mines have safety measures in place, illegal mines have no safety controls.