What is most likely to happen to an abandoned strip mine over time?

Because an abandoned strip mine creates a bowl-shaped depression in the ground, they often will collect rain water and gradually turn into lakes. The water in those lakes may be very toxic, however, depending upon the type of mine it was. Some mining practices are very environmentally harmful.

Aregion is an area of land that has common features. these features can be natural, such as climate or landscape. they can also be artificial, such as language or religion. the xinjiang uyghur autonomous region, above, is an area of china inhabited by uyghurs, a muslim group with ethnic ties to turkish people.