Natural resources and mineral resources
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Using an atlas, find 3 large oil and gas regions and write which countries they belong to.
For example: the Gulf (Saudi Arabia, Iran, Kuwait), West Siberia (Russia), the Gulf of Mexico (USA, Mexico).
2
If a coal reserve is 2,400 million t and 60 million t are mined yearly, how long will it last?
40
3
With 80 million people and a reserve of 4,000 million t, how many tonnes per person?
50
4
Place three countries (Russia, Singapore, Finland) in the availability groups.
Russia – many types; Finland – some types (forest, water); Singapore – almost none.
5
Answer in 3–4 sentences: why are natural resources unevenly distributed?
Because they depend on the geological structure and history of the Earth’s crust and on climatic and biological conditions, which differ from place to place.