Geography Term 2 Unit 3: Resources Flashcards
How do we measure a thing’s value?
We measure a thing’s value in terms of money.
Raw materials and manufactured goods have different ______.
Values.
What are raw materials used to make?
Manufactured goods.
Most manufactured _____ have a higher value/cost more _____ than raw _________.
Goods; money; materials.
Why are raw materials cheaper than manufactured goods?
Raw materials, like a freshly cut tree have not been changed yet.
What are manufactured goods made by?
By changing raw materials.
What is a process?
A process is a set order of actions that lead to a change/result, such as making a meal.
If many _________ are needed to make something, that thing usually costs more money.
Processes.
Where does cocoa come from?
Cocoa trees.
What is used from the cocoa tree that are raw materials that are used to make chocolate?
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The seeds/beans from the cocoa tree are used to make chocolate.
What do these beans/seeds have to go through before the chocolate tastes good?
Many processes.
What is processing a form of?
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Manufacturing.
Where do cocoa trees grow?
In warm climates near the Equator.
Where does most of the world’s cocoa come from?
From West Africa.
What country produces about 15% of the world’s cocoa?
Ghana.
Where does Ghana export cocoa beans?
To companies in Europe.
What do these companies do?
They process the cocoa beans into chocolate.
Who does the money go to when someone buys a slab of chocolate?
To the company that manufactured it.
Only a small amount of _____ goes to the _______ that produced the raw cocoa.
Money; country.
What is processed chocolate?
A manufactured good.
What are cocoa beans?
Raw materials.
What is worth more money than cocoa beans?
Processed chocolate.
What is the process of making chocolate?
- Raw cocoa
- Drying
- Export
- Mixing
- Processed chocolate
What metal is the most popular precious metal for making jewellery?
Gold.
What is South Africa famous for?
South Africa is famous for its gold.
What is another name for Johannesburg?
eGoli.
What does eGoli mean?
‘City of Gold’
South Africa is the ______ largest producer of gold in the _____.
Fourth; world.
How much gold does South Africa produce each year?
200,000 kg of pure gold per year.
What do people in countries such as the USA and India do with South African gold?
They make it into gold jewellery.
What is the first stage of the gold process?
- Mining
- Crushing rock
- Separating
- Smelting
- Pouring
- Gold - $1,750 a ounce
What is the second stage of the gold process?
- Transporting gold
- Manufacturing
- Selling jewellery
- Gold jewellery - $3,500 a ounce
How do we measure the weight of gold and how much is it in grams?
We measure the weight of gold in ounces. 1 ounce is equal to 28 grams.
