1. THE BIG SUMMER END OF YEAR
GEOGRAPHY QUIZ

2. NATURAL RESOURCES
Round 7

3. Question 1
What is renewable energy?

4. Question 2
Rainforests such as this in Costa Rica are a natural resource. How are they threatened?

5. Question 3
How can burning fossil fuels cause environmental problems?

6. Question 4
Water is a natural resource, but not everyone has equal access. Why do some people and places not have water?

7. Question 5
Name one way that a lack of water can have an impact on people living there.

8. Question 6
Give one example of a natural resource that is running out.

9. Question 7
Watch the Experience Iceland video of Krafla power station. Be prepared to answer questions!
Go to: and go to location 26 Krafla Power Station
Click to go to Experience Iceland location 26

10. Question 7 Krafla is an example of what type of power station?
What natural hazards have occurred here?
Go to: and go to location 26 Krafla Power Station

11. Question 8
This is an oasis in Morocco. Why is this an import resource for local people?

12. Question 9
What proportion of energy in the UK in the graph comes from non-renewable resources?

13. Question 10
What is the ‘enhanced’ or ‘accelerated’ greenhouse effect?

14. Answers: NATURAL RESOURCES – Round 7
Energy that will keep being remade, will not run out
E.g. threatened from deforestation for wood, deforestation to clear the forest to build roads or buildings, etc.
E.g. produces greenhouse gases such as CO2 and SO2 which leads to global warming, also causes smog / urban pollution
Some climate zones suffer unreliable rainfall, e.g. the hot desert zone such as Ethiopia, also some people lack the money to pay for water, e.g. Bolivia
E.g. creates poor health such as weakness, fatigue, dehydration, confusion, poor working effort, disease, etc.
E.g. coal, oil, natural gas
A) Geothermal, B) volcanic eruption and earthquakes
An oasis is an area that has water and so can grow plants and store water for surrounding areas. It is important for people being able to grow foods, etc.
Approximately 91%
It is a sped up version of the greenhouse effect, created by human industrial change, use of fossil fuels etc.