(a) Work in pairs. Match each of the pictures A–H to the resources in the box below. Iron ore
Peat A B
Water Oil
Fish Wood Gas Wind C
D
E
F
G
H
(b) Are these resources renewable or non-renewable? Discuss with your partner.
(i) Name the three types of economic activity. (ii) Name one primary economic activity. (iii) Explain the term infinite resource. (iv) Explain the term finite resource.
(v) Choose any non-renewable resource and suggest how it might be exploited in a more sustainable way.
/ I can list the three types of economic activity.
/ I can explain the difference between renewable and non-renewable resources and give examples of each.
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Primary Economic Activities: How we use the world’s natural resources
