Natural Resources In The World

Question 1

Which continent has the most access to oil?

Answer 1

Asia, which holds 64% of the world’s oil reserves. Australasia , North America and Europe do not have much or any oil

Question 2

List 3 countries which are suffering from water stress (where demand is higher than availability)

Answer 2

• Italy
• India
• Germany

Question 3

List 3 countries which have plenty of fresh water

Answer 3

• Russia
• Canada
• Brazil

Question 4

Which country has the most amount of coal and how much do they have?

Answer 4

The United States has the most coal reserves with a total of 28%

Question 5

The Netherlands has the least amount of gold. How many kilograms do they have?

Answer 5

The Netherlands has 512,500kg of gold reserves

Question 6

The USA has the most gold reserves. How many kilograms do they have?

Answer 6

USA has 8,133,500kg of gold reserves

Question 7

Why do you think Northern Africa and the Middle East don’t have forest environments?

Answer 7

This is because of the climate. In these particular areas, the climate is very hot which makes it harder for trees to grow in these environments

Question 8

List 3 countries which don’t produce any gas and 3 countries which produce over one hundred billion cubic metres per year

Answer 8

Mongolia, Greenland and Iceland don’t produce much gas.

Russia, Canada and America produce over one hundred billion cubic metres

Question 9

Why do you think most African countries and some Asian countries don’t consume very many calories per day?

Answer 9

This is because they’re poor and aren’t able to afford much or any food

Question 10

Which country has the least amount of coal and how much do they have?

Answer 10

Germany has the least amount of coal with only 5%

Question 11

What is desertification?

Answer 11

Desertification is when soil turns to sand

Question 12

Why is desertification bad for poor countries like Nigeria?

Answer 12

The majority of the population live in rural areas meaning they depend on farming for food as their main income. If there was no soil, there wouldn’t be anywhere to grow crops so there wouldn’t be any food

Question 13

What are floods?

Answer 13

Floods are when the ground becomes saturated

Question 14

Why is flooding bad for poor countries like Nigeria?

Answer 14

If people planted crops and then there was a flood, most (if not all) of the crops would die because they wouldn’t be able to absorb all the water. This means there wouldn’t be any food