WorksheetsIndustries and Rotation & Revolution Worksheet (Grade 12)
Total questions: 69
Worksheet time: 35mins
Industries are best described as which of the following?
Natural features of the landscape
Economic activities involved in producing goods and services
Government rules and regulations
Cultural traditions and festivals
Which list correctly names the four types of industries?
Manufacturing, retail, trade, logistics
Primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary
Agriculture, mining, services, government
Local, regional, national, global
What is a primary industry, and which pair gives correct examples?
An industry that extracts raw materials; examples are agriculture and mining
An industry that manufactures goods; examples are car assembly and steelmaking
An industry that provides services; examples are retail and banking
An industry focused on knowledge; examples are research and information technology
What is a secondary industry, and which pair gives correct examples?
Provides services; examples are tourism and education
Transforms raw materials into finished goods; examples are automobile production and steel manufacturing
Extracts natural resources; examples are fishing and forestry
Creates and shares knowledge; examples are biotechnology research and data analytics
What is a tertiary industry, and which pair gives correct examples?
Provides services to consumers and businesses; examples are transportation and healthcare
Extracts raw materials; examples are mining and agriculture
Produces manufactured goods; examples are shipbuilding and cement
Analyzes information; examples are scientific research and software development
What is a quaternary industry, and which pair gives correct examples?
Extracts raw materials; examples are logging and farming
Manufactures goods; examples are textiles and electronics
Provides services; examples are hospitality and retail
Creates and applies knowledge; examples are research and information technology
Select the reasons why industries are important to a country.
They generate employment opportunities
They contribute to national income and GDP
They always reduce a country’s exports
They spur infrastructure development and innovation
They guarantee the elimination of pollution
Which sequence lists the three stages in the life cycle of an industry?
Inputs, processes, outputs
Discovery, growth, decline
Capital, labor, land
Design, marketing, sales
Which set lists three things the factory system should include?
Inputs, processes, outputs
Managers, unions, consumers
Profits, taxes, subsidies
Designs, advertisements, deliveries
Fill in the blank: ________ are the items that go into making a product.
Inputs
Outputs
Profits
Wastes
Which of the following are examples of inputs in a factory system? Select all that apply.
Raw materials
Labor
Capital
Finished goods
Landfill waste
Fill in the blank: ____________ are factory activities that transform raw materials into finished products.
Processes
Outputs
Inventories
Consumptions
Which are examples of processes in a factory system? Select both.
Assembly
Smelting
Electricity
Retailing
Finished automobiles
Fill in the blank: ____________ are what comes out of the factory after the production process.
Outputs
Inputs
Utilities
Blueprints
Which of the following are examples of outputs from a factory? Select both.
Finished cars
Packaged food
Labor hours
Iron ore
Factory layout
Fill in the blank: ____________ occurs when some of the outputs are put back into the system as inputs, for example, profit reinvested as capital.
Feedback
Recycling only
Outsourcing
Diversification
Fill in the blank: The spinning of the Earth around its axis is called ____________.
Rotation
Revolution
Precession
Nutation
Fill in the blank: A real or imaginary line that an object spins around is the ____________.
Axis
Equator
Orbit
Meridian
What causes the Earth’s cycle of day and night?
Earth’s rotation on its axis
Earth’s revolution around the Sun
Tilt of Earth’s axis
Phases of the Moon
What causes seasons on Earth?
The tilt of Earth’s axis combined with its revolution around the Sun
Changes in Earth’s distance from the Sun
Earth’s daily rotation
Gravitational pull of the Moon
During which month does the Sun reach its highest path in the sky in the Northern Hemisphere?
December
March
June
September
Which process takes the Earth approximately 36541 days to complete?
Rotation
Revolution
Precession
Eclipse
The Sun is highest in the sky and daytime is the longest. Which season is this?
Winter
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Which process takes the Earth 24 hours to complete?
Rotation
Revolution
Precession
Eccentricity
At what time of day is your shadow shortest outdoors?
Sunrise
Noon
Sunset
Midnight
On the 21st of March, the Sun shines directly on the equator. Which season is this in the Northern Hemisphere?
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter
Why do we have a leap year?
To keep the calendar aligned with Earth’s revolution taking about 365.25 days
To correct the mismatch between lunar months and weeks
To slow the progression of seasons
Because of tidal forces from the Moon
Fill in the blank: The ____________ is a moment when the Sun’s path in the sky is farthest north or south from Earth’s equator.
Solstice
Equinox
Perihelion
Aphelion
The __________ is a special day twice a year when day and night are almost equal length. This happens when the earth’s equator and the sun are lined up perfectly so the sun shines equally on the north and south parts of the earth.
solstice
equinox
perihelion
aphelion
Structure of the Earth: What’s another name for the crust?
lithosphere
asthenosphere
mesosphere
hydrosphere
Structure of the Earth: What are the two types of crust?
continental crust and oceanic crust
inner crust and outer crust
igneous crust and sedimentary crust
felsic crust and mafic crust
Structure of the Earth: How many main layers does the Earth have?
two
three
four
five
Structure of the Earth: What percentage of the earth is in the crust, mantle, and core (by volume)?
Crust about 1%, Mantle about 84%, Core about 15%
Crust about 10%, Mantle about 40%, Core about 50%
Crust about 5%, Mantle about 60%, Core about 35%
Crust about 20%, Mantle about 60%, Core about 20%
Structure of the Earth: Which statements correctly describe differences between continental crust and oceanic crust? Select all that apply.
Continental crust is thicker and less dense than oceanic crust.
Oceanic crust is generally younger than continental crust.
Continental crust is mostly mafic while oceanic crust is mostly felsic.
Granite is common in continental crust; basalt is common in oceanic crust.
Structure of the Earth: How is the Earth’s crust formed?
Primarily by seafloor spreading where magma rises at mid-ocean ridges and solidifies
Mainly by meteorite impacts compacting surface materials
By erosion depositing sediments that harden into crust
When continents collide and thicken the mantle into crust
Structure of the Earth: On which crust can granite be found?
continental crust
oceanic crust
both equally
core boundary
Structure of the Earth: On which crust can basalt be found?
continental crust
oceanic crust
inner core
upper atmosphere
Structure of the Earth: Which layer of the Earth is largest, and why?
Mantle, because it makes up most of the Earth’s volume and thickness
Core, because it is the densest layer
Crust, because it covers the Earth’s surface
Inner core, because it is solid
Structure of the Earth: Which layer is hottest, and why?
Crust, because it is closest to the Sun
Mantle, because convection generates heat
Outer core, because it is liquid metal
Inner core, because immense pressure and internal heat raise temperatures highest
Structure of the Earth: Which layer is the thinnest, and why?
Mantle, because it lies below the crust
Crust, because it is a thin outer shell compared with deeper layers
Outer core, because it is liquid
Inner core, because it is small in radius
Structure of the Earth: What’s the Asthenosphere?
A rigid outer shell including crust and uppermost mantle
A semi-fluid zone of the upper mantle below the lithosphere that allows plate movement
The liquid metal layer that generates Earth’s magnetic field
The solid inner part of the core
Structure of the Earth: Why is the inner core solid?
Because it is cold compared to the mantle
Because immense pressure keeps the iron–nickel alloy solid despite high temperatures
Because it contains mostly rock instead of metal
Because it rotates faster than the mantle
Structure of the Earth: What does the core do?
It generates Earth’s magnetic field through convection in the liquid outer core and supplies heat to drive mantle convection
It stores most of Earth’s water and controls tides
It prevents earthquakes by stabilizing plates
It creates mountains by compressing the crust from below
Agriculture: What is agriculture?
The cultivation of land and the raising of livestock for food, fiber, and other products
The study of weather and climate patterns
The mining and extraction of minerals from the earth
The construction of roads and buildings
Agriculture: What’s the importance of agriculture? Select all that apply.
It provides food and raw materials for industries.
It generates employment and livelihoods in rural areas.
It replaces all imports with exports in every country.
It contributes to national income and foreign exchange.
Agriculture: Which option lists four types of agriculture?
Subsistence, commercial, mixed, and plantation
Mining, forestry, fishing, and tourism
Irrigation, deforestation, weathering, and erosion
Urban, suburban, exurban, and rural
Agriculture: Plantation farming also known as ______ arable farming is the commercial cultivation of a single crop on an extensive scale, sold mainly to foreign markets.
monoculture
polyculture
pastoral
shifting
Agriculture: What are examples of crops that are grown commercially in the Caribbean? Select all that apply.
Sugarcane
Bananas
Cocoa
Barley
Agriculture: What is Modern Commercial Agriculture?
Large-scale, capital- and technology-intensive production aimed at markets
Small-scale cultivation for household consumption only
Nomadic herding focused on seasonal movement
Community gardening without use of machinery
Agriculture: What is peasant farming?
Small-scale farming using mainly family labor on small plots primarily for subsistence
Corporate-owned plantations focused on export crops
Mechanized farming on thousands of hectares
Urban hydroponic production in warehouses
Agriculture: Who usually does peasant farming?
Smallholder families using their own labor
Large multinational corporations
National governments
Urban real estate investors
Agriculture: What is subsistence agriculture?
Farming where most produce is consumed by the household with little surplus for sale
Farming aimed at maximizing exports to foreign markets
Farming based solely on raising livestock
Farming done only within cities
Agriculture: Why is agriculture important to the Bahamas?
It helps diversify the economy and reduces dependence on imported food
It eliminates the need for tourism
It reduces the number of islands
It replaces all energy imports
Agriculture: What is monoculture?
The cultivation of a single crop species on the same land over time
The practice of growing many different crops together
The rotation of crops and livestock on mixed farms
The conservation of natural forests
What are plate tectonics?
The theory that Earth’s lithosphere is broken into moving plates that interact at their boundaries
A catalog of all earthquakes recorded since 1900
The idea that continents are fixed and immobile on a solid mantle
A model stating volcanoes form only in the centers of continents
Which German geographer in 1915 came up with the plate tectonic theory?
Alfred Wegener
Alexander von Humboldt
Friedrich Ratzel
Walter Christaller
What causes the movement of tectonic plates?
Convection currents in the mantle, including slab pull and ridge push
Global wind belts pushing on mountain ranges
Tidal forces from the Moon moving continental masses
Rotation of Earth dragging continents along the equator
What are the three types of plate margins?
Divergent (constructive) boundaries
Convergent (destructive) boundaries
Transform (conservative) boundaries
Rotational boundaries
Uplift boundaries
What is a constructive plate margin?
A boundary where plates move apart and new oceanic crust is created at mid‑ocean ridges
A boundary where two plates collide and one is subducted beneath the other
A boundary where plates slide horizontally past each other
A region where continental crust thickens without plate motion
What is a destructive plate margin?
A convergent boundary where plates collide and crust is consumed by subduction or uplift
A divergent boundary where new crust forms at ridges
A passive continental margin with little tectonic activity
A transform boundary with only lateral motion and no subduction
What is a transformative plate margin?
A transform boundary where plates slide past one another with mostly lateral motion
A divergent boundary where plates move apart forming rift valleys
A convergent boundary where one plate is subducted
A hotspot track where a plate moves over a fixed mantle plume
What are the seven major tectonic plates? Select all that apply.
Pacific Plate
Eurasian Plate
Arabian Plate
African Plate
Indo‑Australian Plate
What are the seven major tectonic plates? Select all that apply.
North American Plate
Nazca Plate
South American Plate
Antarctic Plate
Philippine Sea Plate
Which tectonic plate is the largest?
Pacific Plate
Eurasian Plate
African Plate
North American Plate
Which tectonic plate is the smallest among the major plates?
South American Plate
Indo‑Australian Plate
African Plate
Antarctic Plate
Which tectonic plate does the Bahamas sit on?
North American Plate
Caribbean Plate
South American Plate
African Plate
Which plate forms most of the Pacific Ring of Fire?
Pacific Plate
Nazca Plate
Cocos Plate
Eurasian Plate
What are the 10 minor tectonic plates? Select all that apply.
Nazca Plate
Cocos Plate
Caribbean Plate
Philippine Sea Plate
North American Plate
What are the 10 minor tectonic plates? Select all that apply.
Juan de Fuca Plate
Arabian Plate
Scotia Plate
Somali Plate
Pacific Plate
