Starter quiz
- Approximately what percentage of the Earth's energy comes from renewable resources?
- 20% ✓
- 40%
- 90%
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- Which are these examples of renewable energy?
wind turbine ✓
geothermal energy ✓
coal
tidal power ✓
- Which of these products are grown, not reared?
- tomatoes ✓
- cows
- wheat ✓
- chickens
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- What animal are they trying to protect in the Bwindi Forest in Uganda?
- mountain gorilla ✓
- kangaroos
- polar bears
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- What is sustainable farming?
- farming to make as much money as possible
- farming without worrying about the environment
- farming to meet our needs now without ruining the environment for future farming ✓
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- Are these products from an arable or pastoral farm?
- potatoes⇔arable ✓
- rice⇔arable ✓
- beef⇔pastoral ✓
- chicken⇔pastoral ✓
- butter⇔pastoral ✓
- strawberries⇔arable ✓
Exit quiz
- Can you match the key word to the correct definition?
- extraction⇔process of removing something with force ✓
- mining⇔process of digging under the ground to remove natural resources ✓
- quarrying⇔digging into the surface of the ground to remove things to use ✓
- Which metal has been used since ancient times? Unscramble the letters to help you find the answer.
- 1⇔I
- 2⇔R
- 3⇔O
- 4⇔N
- What can iron and steel be used for?
- building bridges ✓
- railway tracks ✓
- cutlery ✓
- light bulbs
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- What natural resources is steel made from?
- iron and carbon ✓
- copper and clay
- copper and sand
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- Are these metallic or non metallic minerals?
- copper⇔metallic ✓
- quartz⇔non metallic ✓
- iron⇔metallic ✓
- clay⇔non metallic ✓
- What negative impacts can the extraction of minerals cause?
- deforestation ✓
- mine dumps ✓
- water pollution ✓
- improved infrastructure
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Key learning points
- Economic minerals are useful or valuable solid substances that are found in the Earth's crust.
- Iron has been an important metal since ancient times; it is used for steel production but is now in short supply.
- Non-metallic resources include feldspar and quartz, used for electronics, and sand which is used in construction.
- Extraction of these resources can pollute the ground and water supplies locally and damage landscapes.
Common misconception
Economic minerals are not important to everyday life.
Nearly every product we use in day-to-day life contains economic minerals that have to be mined or quarried.
Keywords
Extraction - Extraction is the process of removing something (like minerals), especially by force.
Mining - Mining is the process of digging under the ground to remove natural resources.
Quarrying - Quarrying is digging into the surface of the ground to remove things like rock or sand for use.
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