KS3 Geography — Natural Resources — Full Worksheet

🌍 Build deep understanding of natural resources with this complete, no-prep 100-mark worksheet — ready to use for lessons, homework, or revision. Natural resources are materials found in nature that people use, classified as renewable or non-renewable depending on whether they can be replaced, and this resource covers them in depth for KS3 students aged 11–14.

📦 What's included:

Structured across three sections of progressive difficulty:

Section 1 (30 marks) — the definition of natural resources, renewable and non-renewable classification, managed resources, and global distribution statistics through multiple choice, true/false, and fill-in-the-blank

Section 2 (40 marks) — short answer questions on renewable vs non-renewable resources using iron ore and timber as examples, table completion classifying resources with reasons, data interpretation on food and cobalt statistics, a vocabulary matching exercise covering eight key terms, and definition writing including the natural resource trap

Section 3 (30 marks) — extended writing on uneven resource distribution, a resource curse stimulus question using a structured flow diagram, and a case study scenario requiring evidence analysis and solution writing

Full answer key with detailed marking guidance included.

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