Unit 4

Question 1

What are the three fossil fuels?

Answer 1

Coal, oil, and natural gas

Question 2

List three examples of renewable resources.

Answer 2

solar energy, wind, falling water

Question 3

What are capital resources?

Answer 3

all the man-made assets that are used to manufacture goods.

Question 4

What resource is used to produce most of the power in the world?

Answer 4

fossil fuels

Question 5

What is the difference between skilled and non-skilled workers?

Answer 5

skilled labor requires specialized training whereas unskilled labor does not.

Question 6

Why did European countries colonize the countries of Africa?

Answer 6

so that they could exploit and export Africa’s resources.

Question 7

List three types of renewable energy.

Answer 7

wind power, solar power, bio energy (organic matter burned as a fuel)

Question 8

What resource did the internal combustion engine create a demand for?

Answer 8

gasoline

Question 9

What resource did the computer chip create a demand for?

Answer 9

gum

Question 10

What continent is Asia located in?

Answer 10

Chad.