Economic activities (Primary, Secondary, Tertiary sector)
This sector gets products and raw materials directly from nature (examples: farming, fishing, mining). What is the sector called?
Primary sector
Name one factor of production that refers to people working in exchange for wages.
Labour
Name one harmful effect factories can have on the air.
Air pollution (smoke, harmful gases)
What is the name of the model that is based on "use and throw away"?
Linear economy
When you buy something, you are called a ___. (one-word answer)
consumer (or customer)
This sector turns raw materials into finished products (examples: factories, construction, craft workshops). What is the sector called?
Secondary Sector
What do we call materials we get from nature that are used as raw materials (for example, trees and petroleum)?
Natural resources
What is one change humans make to rivers when they build reservoirs or dams?
Change the river course / create reservoirs
What is the name of the model that tries to reduce waste by reusing materials and recycling?
Circular economy
Give one shopping tip from the text that helps you be a sustainable consumer.
only buy what you need; make a list and set a budget; choose products with minimal packaging
Give one job that belongs to the tertiary sector and explain why it is a tertiary-sector job.
Example: teacher, they provide an education service
Explain the difference between a renewable resource and a nonrenewable resource, giving one example of each.
renewable (trees)
non renewable (petroleum)
List two problems that can happen in rural environments because of some human activities (use examples from the text).
Toxic waste, soil depletion
In the circular economy, what three actions are emphasized to keep materials in use?
Recycle, reuse, repair
Name two actions you can do at home to reduce packaging waste or reuse items.
Take own bags, buy second-hand, reuse containers
From the word bank (production, distribution, consumption, sales), name the phase where products are moved to shops and sold.
Distribution and sales
Give two factors of production that would be needed to build a new school. Explain briefly why each is needed.
labor (builders, teachers)
resources (bricks, wood)
energy (electricity)
each are needed to build and operate the school
Describe one good practice that helps the rural environment and explain how it helps (example: reforestation or efficient irrigation)
Reforestation plants trees to restore habitat and reduce erosion
Explain in one sentence why the circular economy uses less energy and fewer natural resources than the linear economy
Recycled materials use less energy to process than making new materials and reduce extraction of raw materials
Explain how buying local products helps the environment.
Buying local reduces transport emissions because goods travel shorter distances
A fisherman catches fish and a carpenter makes wooden chairs. Which sector is each activity in, and explain one reason for each classification.
Fisherman = Primary (works directly with nature); Carpenter = Secondary (transforms raw wood into chairs).
In a furniture business, list the main factors of production involved (use labour, resources, energy) and give a short example of how waste or pollution might be produced during the process.
Labor (carpenters)
resources (wood)
energy (machines/electricity)
waste: sawdust, scrap wood, emissions from machines.
Look at a city with many cars and factories. Name three solutions mentioned that help reduce pollution and explain one in a sentence.
renewable energy and insulation, zero-emission vehicles, more green areas
example: solar panels reduce use of fossil fuels.
Give two specific things a factory can do to be more sustainable in its production process
use recycled inputs; use renewable energy; design products to be repaired
You have old clothes and broken toys. Give three ways from the unit that you could prevent them from becoming landfill waste.
Recycle, sell/give away (resell online), repair or reuse