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Geography and Economic Activities Review

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are natural resources?

a)

Man-made materials used for economic gain

b)

Substances that only occur in outer space

c)

Items that are not useful for economic gain

d)

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

2.

Name three examples of renewable natural resources.

a)

Concrete, asphalt, bricks

b)

Coal, oil, natural gas

c)

Plastic, metal, glass

d)

Sunlight, wind, water

3.

What are the three main types of fossil fuels?

a)

coal, oil, and natural gas

b)

wood, nuclear, and geothermal

c)

plastic, paper, and metal

d)

wind, solar, and hydroelectric

4.

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

a)

Wind power

b)

Hydroelectric power

c)

Solar energy

d)

Fossil fuels

5.

Soil conditions are important to a country's economy because

a)

Soil affects weather.

b)

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

c)

Soil is not important to a country's economy.

d)

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

6.

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

a)

Economic activity

b)

Climate

c)

Geography

d)

Location

7.

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

a)

water

b)

volcanoes

c)

land

d)

mountains

8.

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

a)

Geography

b)

Location

c)

Climate

d)

Trade

9.

The place where someone or something is.

a)

Natural Resources

b)

Climate

c)

Trade

d)

Location

10.

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

a)

Avalanche

b)

Tsunami

c)

Hurricane

d)

All of them

11.

A naturally-made item, such as a tree, mineral, or fresh water, that people can use to meet a need or want.

a)

Trade

b)

Manufactured Good

c)

Natural Resource

d)

Climate

12.

Which of the following is part of a country's Physical Environment?

a)

Technology

b)

Trade

c)

Landforms

d)

Government

13.

Human Resources are...

a)

Labor

b)

Trade

c)

Jobs

d)

People