Economic Activities: Interactive Learning Quizzes for Year 4 Geography

Question 1

Which of these is NOT essential equipment for fieldwork?

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Calculator

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Compass

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Thermometer

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Notebook

Question 2

When planning a fieldwork activity, what is the most important thing to think about?

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Keeping the students safe

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The weather forecast

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The number of students going

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How much the activity will cost

Question 3

Why is it crucial to use multiple sources of information when conducting fieldwork?

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To gain a more accurate understanding of the situation

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To enhance the appeal of the findings

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To expedite the process

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To simplify data analysis

Question 4

How can you make sure that the information you gather during fieldwork is accurate and trustworthy?

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Gather information from a large and representative group.

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Use different ways to gather information.

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Only gather information that supports your guess.

Question 5

Match the economic activities to their correct sector: Primary, Secondary, or Tertiary. 
- Farming 
- Manufacturing shoes 
- Teaching 
- Mining coal 
- Providing healthcare 
- Tourism

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Primary: Farming, Mining coal; Secondary: Manufacturing shoes; Tertiary: Teaching, Providing healthcare, Tourism

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Primary: Teaching, Tourism; Secondary: Farming, Mining coal; Tertiary: Manufacturing shoes, Providing healthcare

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Primary: Manufacturing shoes, Providing healthcare; Secondary: Farming, Mining coal; Tertiary: Teaching, Tourism

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Primary: Teaching, Providing healthcare; Secondary: Farming, Manufacturing shoes; Tertiary: Mining coal, Tourism

Question 6

How do economic activities, like farming, building, or tourism, help make life better in a place?

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They create jobs and money, so people can buy things that make their lives better.

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They only help the owners of businesses and don't make much difference to most people's lives.

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They just cause pollution and don't really improve people's lives.

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They don't affect people's lives because they're only about making money.

Question 7

Economic activities can affect the environment. Which of these actions can help reduce the negative impact of economic activities on the environment?

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Reduce, reuse, and recycle resources.

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Use more fossil fuels.

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Ignore the environmental impact of economic activities.

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Focus only on economic growth without considering the environment.

Question 8

How do services like tourism, education, and healthcare contribute to a country's economic growth?

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By providing jobs and income in these industries

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By improving health and education, leading to a more productive workforce

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By producing goods for export

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By consuming resources, potentially harming the environment

Question 9

Which of these is NOT an agricultural activity that helps the economy grow?

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Making things in factories

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Farming

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Fishing

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Raising animals on a ranch

Question 10

What factor would most likely contribute to the economic growth of a region?

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A well-educated population

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Limited natural resources

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Difficulty accessing technology

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A high prevalence of illness

Question 11

What is a key difference between developed and developing countries?

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Developed countries have higher GDP per capita.

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Developed countries have lower life expectancies.

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Developed countries have larger agricultural sectors.

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Developed countries have lower literacy rates.

Question 12

How do technological advances impact economic activities?

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Create new jobs and make existing jobs more efficient

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Reduce the need for human labor

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Have no impact on the economy

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Only benefit large corporations

Question 13

Which of these activities is **not** part of the economy?

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Playing video games

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Farming

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Making clothes

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Teaching

Question 14

Which of these factors does NOT influence where businesses decide to set up?

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Distance from the nearest beach

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Availability of raw materials

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Availability of workers

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Government support

Question 15

Which of these is NOT an economic activity?

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Playing video games

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Farming

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Making cars

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Teaching

Question 16

Many jobs and activities help us get what we need. But why is it important to think about how these activities might affect our environment?

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Jobs and activities can create waste and pollution that can harm our environment.

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Jobs and activities always help our environment.

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Jobs and activities have nothing to do with our environment.

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Thinking about how jobs and activities affect our environment is not important.

Question 17

Which of the following does NOT influence a country's economic growth?

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Housing costs

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Population size

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Access to education

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Availability of raw materials

Question 18

What is a potential downside of technological advancements in economic development?

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Growing income gap

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Higher productivity

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More job opportunities

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Lower expenses

Question 19

What activity belongs to the primary sector of the economy?

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Growing oranges

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Making furniture

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Teaching in a school

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Creating computer software

Question 20

Which of the following services provided by the tertiary sector directly contributes to improving health and education in communities?

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Providing healthcare and education

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Manufacturing goods like cars and toys

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Selling food and drinks in shops

Question 21

A toy factory opens in town! How might this affect the environment?

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It could create jobs but also cause air pollution.

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It will only harm the environment, like polluting water and creating waste.

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It will only help the environment, like reducing unemployment and offering new services.

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It won't affect the environment at all.

Question 22

How do natural resources, like fertile soil or minerals, influence the types of jobs people have in a place?

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They provide raw materials for factories to make products.

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Fertile soil allows people to grow crops and work as farmers.

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Natural resources have no impact on people's jobs.

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Having many natural resources always makes a place wealthy.

Question 23

Which of the following is NOT a primary sector economic activity?

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Providing healthcare services

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Growing crops

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Mining for minerals

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Running a factory

Question 24

What is the purpose of a factory?

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To manufacture products

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To grow food

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To extract raw materials

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To provide education and healthcare

Question 25

Which type of economic activity involves taking care of people's health and well-being?

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Providing services

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Agriculture

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Mining

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Construction

Question 26

What is a sustainable economic activity?

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One that does not damage the environment

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One that only benefits the present generation

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One that makes a lot of money

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One that creates employment opportunities

Question 27

What is the main difference between a renewable and a non-renewable resource?

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Renewable resources can be replaced naturally, while non-renewable resources cannot

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Renewable resources are always found in abundance, while non-renewable resources are scarce

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Non-renewable resources are always found in abundance, while renewable resources are scarce

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Renewable resources are not found in nature, while non-renewable resources are

Question 28

Which of the following is an example of a sustainable agricultural practice?

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Planting different crops in the same field each year

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Using large amounts of pesticides

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Clearing a forest to make more farmland

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Keeping too many animals on a small piece of land

Question 29

Which of these activities is considered an economic activity?

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Teaching in a school

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Playing in the park

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Enjoying a picnic

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Walking to the shops

Question 30

Which of these is an example of a primary sector economic activity?

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Growing crops

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Building cars

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Teaching children

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Looking after patients in a hospital

Question 31

How can economic activities affect the environment?

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Positively, negatively, or both

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Always positively

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Always negatively

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Never affect the environment

Question 32

Which of these is a renewable resource?

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Trees

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Coal

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Natural gas

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Oil

Question 33

What industry involves making goods from raw materials?

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Manufacturing

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Agriculture

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Services

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Tourism

Question 34

Which of these is NOT a factor that can make it difficult for a country to develop economically?

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Good healthcare

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War or conflict

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Lack of schools and hospitals

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Natural disasters

Question 35

Which of these activities is considered sustainable?

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Mining in a way that protects the environment

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Using lots of pesticides and fertilizers on crops

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Catching more fish than the ocean can naturally produce

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Cutting down forests without planting new trees

Question 36

What is the main difference between a developed and a developing country?

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Developed countries have a higher quality of life for their citizens

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Developing countries have a larger population

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Developed countries have fewer natural resources

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Developing countries have more industries

Question 37

Which of these activities does NOT belong to the primary sector?

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Building houses

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Growing crops

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Mining minerals

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Raising animals

Question 38

Which of these activities is considered sustainable?

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Using solar and wind power

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Cutting down trees without planting new ones

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Overfishing

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Producing a lot of waste

Question 39

What is the main difference between primary and secondary sector activities?

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Primary sector activities use raw materials, while secondary sector activities transform them

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Primary sector activities are more important than secondary sector activities

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Secondary sector activities produce more goods than primary sector activities

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There is no difference between primary and secondary sector activities

Question 40

Which of these is NOT a benefit of economic development?

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More pollution

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Higher living standards

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Less poverty

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Better healthcare

Question 41

Which of these is NOT a job in the primary sector of the economy?

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Factory worker

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Farmer

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Fisher

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Miner

Question 42

Which of these is a renewable resource?

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Trees

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Coal

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Natural gas

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Oil

Question 43

Which of these is an example of a service industry?

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Teaching

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Construction

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Farming

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Mining

Question 44

What is the main difference between a primary and secondary industry?

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Primary industries get raw materials, while secondary industries make things from them

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Primary industries are in the countryside, while secondary industries are in towns

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Primary industries are more important than secondary industries

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There is no difference

Question 45

Which of these is NOT an economic indicator?

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The weather

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GDP

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Inflation

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Unemployment

Question 46

Which of these is an example of a heavy industry?

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Making steel

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Building cars

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Writing computer code

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Banking

Question 47

Which of these activities is NOT a primary economic activity?

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Building a house

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Farming

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Mining

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Fishing

Question 48

What is the key factor that affects the type of economic activities found in different parts of the world?

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The amount and type of resources

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The climate

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The size of the population

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government policies

Question 49

Which of these is an example of a positive impact of economic activities on the environment?

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Renewable energy production

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Pollution

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Deforestation

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Overfishing

Question 50

What is the primary purpose of manufacturing?

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To create finished goods

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To extract raw materials

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To provide services

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To move people and things around

Question 51

Which of these is NOT a type of service industry?

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Construction

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Tourism

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Medicine

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Retail

Question 52

What is the main difference between the economic activities of developed and developing countries?

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Developed countries have more secondary and tertiary industries, while developing countries have more primary industries.

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Developed countries have more primary industries, while developing countries have more secondary and tertiary industries.

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Developed countries have only primary industries, while developing countries have only secondary and tertiary industries.

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There is no difference in the types of economic activities between developed and developing countries.

Question 53

Which of these is NOT a way to reduce the negative impact of economic activities on the environment?

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Creating more waste

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Using renewable energy sources

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Planting trees

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Recycling materials

Question 54

Which of the following activities involves growing crops or raising animals?

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Farming

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Teaching

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Building cars

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Shopping

Question 55

What do we call the process of making products in a factory?

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Manufacturing

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Agriculture

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Services

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Trade

Question 56

Which of these is a job that provides help to others, like a teacher or a doctor?

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Service

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Retailing

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Mining

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Farming

Question 57

Who is the person who starts and runs their own business?

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Entrepreneur

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Worker

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Manager

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Consumer

Question 58

What happens when we turn raw materials into useful things?

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Production

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Extraction

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Distribution

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Consumption

Question 59

What do we call the money that someone gets paid for working?

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Wage

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Profit

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Interest

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Rent

Question 60

What is the special bank called that helps control money in the country?

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Bank of England

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Stock Exchange

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Treasury

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International Monetary Fund

Question 61

How does manufacturing contribute to job creation?

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By establishing factories and workshops that hire workers

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By utilizing advanced technology that eliminates the need for workers

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By supplying raw materials to other industries

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By raising the cost of living, forcing people to work more

Question 62

Which of these activities involves the extraction of raw materials from the earth?

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Mining

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Farming

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Teaching

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Nursing

Question 63

Which of these resources can be replaced naturally?

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Wood

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Coal

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Oil

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Natural gas

Question 64

What is the main economic activity in the countryside?

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Farming

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Manufacturing

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Providing services

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Welcoming visitors