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Chapter 9, Fertilizer & Chemical Minerals
Resources of the Earth
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Undergraduate 2
11/22/2009

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As a result of the War of the Pacific, the country which gained total control of the fertilizer resources was
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Chile
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During the War of the Pacific, the country which lost its coastline was
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Bolivia
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The first major fertilizer exports from South America was
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guano
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Phosphate rock is converted into soluble "supe-rphosphate" by
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roasting it
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The large beds of halite that are mined in many parts of the world formed by
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evaporation of ocean water in shallow subsiding basins
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The three primary fertilizer components are
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nitrogen, potassium and phosphorous
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The War of the Pacific, 1879-1883, was fought over
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control of nitrate fertilizer
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The major sources of phosphate fertilizers in the U.S. are
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Florida and North Carolina
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The source of the nitrogen in modem fertilizers
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is the atmosphere
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The primary use of sulfur today is in
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making fertilizers
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