Understanding Raw Materials and Goods

This Grade 6 geography lesson explores why people trade, focusing on concepts like raw materials, manufactured goods, and services. It discusses South Africa's role in global trade, highlighting its exports of minerals and fruits, and imports of goods like computers. The lesson explains the difference between raw materials and manufactured goods, and the importance of labor and skills in trade. It also covers the significance of primary and secondary products, and the services provided by various professions.

What are the two main types of goods discussed in the lesson?

• Imports and exports

• Skills and services

• Primary goods and secondary products

• Raw materials and manufactured goods

What are the goods called that South Africa sells to other countries?

• Imports

• Exports

• Secondary products

• Primary products

Which of the following is NOT a natural resource mentioned in the lesson?

• Gold

• Diamonds

• Iron

• Computers

What is another name for work when people trade it?

• Product

• Skill

• Service

• Labor

What are raw materials?

• Services provided by people

• Natural resources that have not been changed

• Goods that have been processed

• Products made in factories

Which raw material is South Africa best known for exporting?

• Gold

• Diamonds

• Iron ore

• Coal

What does it mean to manufacture goods?

• To provide services

• To make products in factories

• To extract raw materials

• To grow crops

Which of the following is an example of a manufactured good?

• Coal

• Wood

• Furniture

• Iron ore

What skill is required for a carpenter?

• Musical skills

• Woodworking skills

• Driving skills

• Teaching skills

Who among the following provides a service?

• A miner

• A farmer

• A teacher

• A manufacturer