Starter quiz
- Order these countries from north to south.
- 1⇔Canada
- 2⇔Jamaica
- 3⇔Colombia
- 4⇔Argentina
- Match each capital city with its country.
- Ottawa⇔Canada ✓
- Quito⇔Ecuador ✓
- San Jose⇔Costa Rica ✓
- Santiago⇔Chile ✓
- People can use natural resources to earn money. This helps the economy to grow.
- True ✓
- False
- Which climate zone in the Americas would be good for growing exotic fruits like bananas?
- Tropical ✓
- Arctic
- Temperate
- Desert
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- Which of these is not something that people need to survive?
- air
- mobile phone ✓
- shelter
- water
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- Which of these is an example of a service that a business might provide?
- a pair of jeans
- a laptop
- a train journey ✓
- an orange
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Exit quiz
- Which North American country is the largest corn producer in the world?
- Belize
- Canada
- Panama
- USA ✓
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- Which of these South American countries grows many of the bananas we eat in the UK?
- Argentina
- Brazil
- Ecuador ✓
- Paraguay
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- Which country has the largest proven reserves of oil in the world?
- Greenland
- Colombia
- Mexico
- Venezuela ✓
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- What is manufacturing?
- the process by which goods or products are consumed
- the process by which goods or products are made ✓
- the process by which goods or products are sold
- the process by which goods or products are transported
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- Annual average income per person can be used to compare the __________ of different countries.
- climate
- population
- size
- wealth ✓
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- Which of these indicators is not used to measure the well-being of countries?
- average life expectancy (how long people live for)
- the size of the country ✓
- what percentage of children go to school
- what percentage of people have access to safe drinking water
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- There is a diverse range of economic activities in North and South America.
- There are inequalities between the lives of people within and between countries.
- Different indicators can be used to measure how well a country and its people are doing.
Common misconception
Everyone in a low income country must have a lower income than the people in a high income country.
Some people in low income countries are very rich.
Keywords
Goods and services - Goods are items that people need or buy, e.g. food, clothes and services are systems that supply a public need, e.g. waste collection.
Wealth - Wealth is having a lot of money, possessions or resources.
Inequality - Inequality is when something is not shared evenly between everyone.
Indicator - An indicator is a sign that shows the level or state of something.
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