Gold: Chapter 2 Gold Production

Which country produced about 1 000 tonnes of gold in 1970?

• China

• Australia

• North America

• South Africa

Which country was the fourth largest producer of gold in 2008?

• China

• South Africa

• The United States of America

• Australia

Evidence in this chapter suggests that, at the end of the 19th century, the only continent where gold had not been discovered was

• Australia

• Africa

• Antarctica

• Asia

The map and chart on page 7 have been included in this chapter to

• show the order in which countries discovered gold

• show the ten countries using modern mining techniques to discover gold deposits

• show the locations where the Barrick Gold Corporation controls the mining of gold

• show the location of the ten largest gold producers in the world

Which prefix cannot be added to the word 'used' to make another word?

• mis

• pre

• re

• un

Since the 1970s, people have used modern mining techniques and technology to discover more gold deposits around the world. In this sentence the word around is

• a preposition

• a conjunction

• an adverb

• an adjective