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Geography and Economics Worksheet (Grade 12)

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
Date
1.

Write brief definitions for the following terms used for major grassland regions: Savanna, Pampa, Prairie.

a)

Savanna: tropical or subtropical grassland with scattered trees; Pampa: temperate grassland of Argentina; Prairie: temperate grassland of North America

b)

Savanna: cold steppe with permafrost; Pampa: Mediterranean shrubland; Prairie: desert scrub

c)

Savanna: dense tropical rainforest; Pampa: alpine meadow; Prairie: tundra plain

d)

Savanna: coastal mangrove; Pampa: monsoon forest; Prairie: boreal conifer forest

2.

Express the distance between Saturn and Earth, given as 1,427 million kilometers, in astronomical units.

a)

8.5 AU

b)

9.5 AU

c)

10.5 AU

d)

7.5 AU

3.

Match the resource to the group of countries where it is mainly found: Petroleum. Choose the correct group from the options.

a)

A: Australia, Guinea, Brazil

b)

Б: Mexico, USA, Peru

c)

В: China, USA, Germany

d)

Г: Saudi Arabia, USA, Russia

e)

Ж: Russia, USA, Canada

4.

Match the resource to the group of countries where it is mainly found: Natural gas. Choose the correct group from the options.

a)

A: Australia, Guinea, Brazil

b)

Б: Mexico, USA, Peru

c)

В: China, USA, Germany

d)

Г: Saudi Arabia, USA, Russia

e)

Ж: Russia, USA, Canada

5.

Match the resource to the group of countries where it is mainly found: Coal. Choose the correct group from the options.

a)

A: Australia, Guinea, Brazil

b)

Б: Mexico, USA, Peru

c)

В: China, USA, Germany

d)

Г: Saudi Arabia, USA, Russia

e)

Ж: Russia, USA, Canada

6.

Match the resource to the group of countries where it is mainly found: Iron ore. Choose the correct group from the options.

a)

A: Australia, Guinea, Brazil

b)

Б: Mexico, USA, Peru

c)

В: China, USA, Germany

d)

Г: Saudi Arabia, USA, Russia

e)

Ж: Russia, USA, Canada

7.

Match the resource to the group of countries where it is mainly found: Silver. Choose the correct group from the options.

a)

A: Australia, Guinea, Brazil

b)

Б: Mexico, USA, Peru

c)

В: China, USA, Germany

d)

Г: Saudi Arabia, USA, Russia

e)

Ж: Russia, USA, Canada

8.

Match the resource to the group of countries where it is mainly found: Gold. Choose the correct group from the options.

a)

A: Australia, Guinea, Brazil

b)

Б: Mexico, USA, Peru

c)

В: China, USA, Germany

d)

Г: Saudi Arabia, USA, Russia

e)

Д: Chile, Zaire, Mongolia

9.

Match the resource to the group of countries where it is mainly found: Tin. Choose the correct group from the options.

a)

A: Australia, Guinea, Brazil

b)

Е: Brazil, Malaysia, Indonesia

c)

В: China, USA, Germany

d)

Г: Saudi Arabia, USA, Russia

e)

Ж: Russia, USA, Canada

10.

In Western countries, which term is widely used for the field referred to as “economic geography”?

a)

Geopolitics

b)

Geostrategy

c)

Geolocalization

d)

Geo-economics

11.

Bold plans to travel to the USA. If the air temperature during the trip is 85 degrees Fahrenheit, what is the temperature expressed in degrees Celsius?

a)

25 °C

b)

27 °C

c)

29.4 °C

d)

32 °C