Assignment: Coal
Name:
1993 U.S. Coal Production, by State
(Thousand Short Tons)
State
Wyoming
Kentucky
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Texas
Illinois
Virginia
Montana
North Dakota
Indiana
Ohio
Alabama
Colorado
Total
210,129
156,299
130,525
59,700
54,567
41,098
39,317
35,197
31,973
29,295
28,186
24,768
21,886
State
Utah
Arizona
Washington
Maryland
Tennessee
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Alaska
Missouri
Kansas
Iowa
Arkansas
Total
21,847
12,173
4,748
3,355
3,047
3,134
1,758
1,601
653
341
175
44
Write about the following:
1. How does coal production in 1993 compare with coal production in 2009?
2. Can you tell from any of the maps how many tons of coal we have in the
United States? Why or why not?
3. What region of the country does not have large coal reserves?
4. What type of coal is found in Wyoming?
5. Why do you think Wyoming has the highest coal production? You’ll need to
really think about this question to come up with a good answer.
6. Compare the 1993 production of coal in the Appalachian region vs. The
Powder River Basin.
7. Compare the number of mines in the Appalachian region vs. The Powder
River Basin.
8. What is unusual about the data from questions 6 and 7? How can you
explain it?