Year 4

How does resource exploitation cause problems?

In this lesson, we will learn about the impacts caused by the extraction of natural resources around the world.

Year 4

How does resource exploitation cause problems?

In this lesson, we will learn about the impacts caused by the extraction of natural resources around the world.

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Key learning points

  1. Examine how using fossil fuels causes problems for the environment.
  2. Explore why mining is very dangerous.
  3. Review examples of dangerous mines.

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5 Questions

Q1.
The British Isles are bordered to the west by the Atlantic Ocean. True or false?
False
Correct answer: True
Q2.
Approximately, what percentage of the UK's land is used for agriculture?
16.9%
6.9%
Correct answer: 69%
Q3.
The North Sea is a source of which natural resource?
Copper
Diamonds
Correct answer: Oil and gas
Uranium
Q4.
In which year did the UK's last coal mine close?
2005
2006
Correct answer: 2015
2016
Q5.
Tick two crops typically grown in the UK.
Avocados
Bananas
Coconuts
Correct answer: Potatoes
Correct answer: Wheat

8 Questions

Q1.
Extraction is the removal of something, such as a natural resource. True or false?
False
Correct answer: True
Q2.
Approximately, when were crops first cultivated?
1,000 BCE
Correct answer: 10,000 BCE
100 BCE
Q3.
Which animal is said to have been domesticated first?
Cows
Correct answer: Pigs
Sheep
Q4.
How many farms are there in the UK?
2,800,000
28,000
280
Correct answer: 280,000
Q5.
What tends to be found in the same patch of land as oil?
Diamonds
Correct answer: Gas
Gold
Uranium
Q6.
What percentage of the world's landmass do forests cover?
13%
3%
Correct answer: 30%
Q7.
What is the Amazon Rainforest sometimes referred to as?
The brains of the Earth
The ears of the Earth
The heart of the Earth
Correct answer: The lungs of the Earth
Q8.
The Amazon Rainforest is home to what percentage of the world's known species?
1%
Correct answer: 10%
11%
70%