Geography and Economic Activities Review

What are natural resources?

• Man-made materials used for economic gain

• Substances that only occur in outer space

• Items that are not useful for economic gain

• Materials or substances that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain

Name three examples of renewable natural resources.

• Concrete, asphalt, bricks

• Coal, oil, natural gas

• Plastic, metal, glass

• Sunlight, wind, water

What are the three main types of fossil fuels?

• coal, oil, and natural gas

• wood, nuclear, and geothermal

• plastic, paper, and metal

• wind, solar, and hydroelectric

What is the most commonly used non-renewable natural resource?

• Wind power

• Hydroelectric power

• Solar energy

• Fossil fuels

Soil conditions are important to a country's economy because

• Soil affects weather.

• The soil conditions determines the types of crops that can be grown.

• Soil is not important to a country's economy.

• Most countries have soil that isn't good for growing crops.

The long-term trends in weather elements and atmospheric conditions.

• Economic activity

• Climate

• Geography

• Location

A country that is landlocked is completely surrounded by ....

• water

• volcanoes

• land

• mountains

The study of earth's surface and climate, and of human activity, and of the interactions between them.

• Geography

• Location

• Climate

• Trade

The place where someone or something is.

• Natural Resources

• Climate

• Trade

• Location

Which of the following is an example of a natural disaster?

• Avalanche

• Tsunami

• Hurricane

• All of them