Natural resources
What is a resource that can be used again and again without running out?
Renewable
What are 3 breadbasket areas (areas where grains are grown) on different continents?
North America - big prairies, South America - pampas (Argentina - Brazilian borders), Europe - Ukraine, Asia - China, Kazakhstan, Australia - southeastern part
Which country is the largest exporter of mutton meat?
Australia
What kind of power plants dominates the production of energy worldwide?
Thermal energy (energy from coal, oil, gas)
Can you name 3 cities in the Czech Republic where cars are produces?
Mladá Boleslav (Škoda), Nošovice (Hyundai), Kolín (Toyota)
What natural resources are processed in petrochemical factories?
oil, natural gas
Which city is the most popular and most visited in the world?
Paris
What does UNO stand for?
United Nations Organisation
Which deposits is Swedish city of Kiruna known for?
Iron ore
Where (which country) is most maize grown?
in the USA
Where is horse meat eaten?
Kazakhstan, Mexico, China
Which source of energy is used mostly to produce energy in Brazil?
water energy
Can you name 3 brand cars of German origin?
Volkswagen, Mercedes, Audi, BMW, Porsche
What are the products of chemical industry? Name 3 different.
synthetic fibres, fertilizers, Sulfuric acid (H2SO4), rubber, polymers, explosives
Where is Machu Picchu situated?
in Peru
What does NATO stand for?
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
How are natural gas and oil transported?
Pipelines, tankers (tank ships)
Which European country is the largest producer of cork?
Portugal
Which animal in the Himalayas is used as a means of transport and also is bred for meat and milk?
Yak
What do we call the power plants that produce most energy in France
Nuclear power plants
Cars can be powered by LNG? What does LNG stand for?
LNG = liquefied natural gas
The biggest chemical industries in The Czech Republic. Name 3 companies.
Spolana Neratovice, Paramo a Synthesia Pardubice, Synthos (Kaučuk) Kralupy nad Vltavou, Unipetrol Litvínov, Spolchemie Ústí nad Labem
Where is Angkor Wat?
in Cambodia
What does OPEC stand for?
Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Katanga region - rich mining region, which supplies cobalt, copper, tin, radium, uranium, and diamonds.
Which country is this region situated in?
the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Which African countries are largest producers of cocoa?
Ghana and Ivory Coast
What is extensive cattle breeding?
It is an agricultural production system that uses small inputs of labor and fertilizers relative to the land area being farmed as well as small number of animals per land unit.
Which hydroelectric power plant is the largest and most powerful in the world?
MG cars - which country produces MG cars and where were they originally produced?
originally British cars, now China produces them
Where are there chemical industries in the USA?
Houston (Texas), Michigan
Where is a historical and archaeological city of Petra situated?
in Jordan
What is the Schengen Area?
European countries that have officially abolished all passport and all other types of border control
What deposits are currently being examined in the northwestern part of the Czech Republic on the border with Germany?
Lithium
Which European country is the largest producer of rose oil?
Bulgaria
Name 3 industries where there are the products of livestock processed?
food industry, textile industry, shoe industry
Where did the first tidal power plant start operating?
in France
Italy - one of the most famous car producers - has many famous car brands. Can you name 5 brands?
Alfa Romeo, Maserati, Ferrari, Fiat, Lamborghini, Bugatti, Pininfarina
Famous pharmaceutical companies worldwide - name at least 2 of them.
Pfizer, AstraZeneca, GSK (GlaxoSmithCline)
Where is the Hill of Crosses situated?
In Lithuania
What does EFTA stand for?
European Free Trade Association