KS3 Geography — Natural Resources — Free Worksheet

🌍 Find out what natural resources are and how to classify them with this free KS3 Geography worksheet — no preparation required, just download and use. 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 taster resource introduces the basics for students aged 11–14.

📦 What's included:

3 questions, 13 marks:

Multiple choice — identifying examples of natural resources

Fill-in-the-blank — a passage using key vocabulary including environment, renewable, non-renewable, and manufactured

Short answer — defining natural resources and classifying two examples with reasons

Full answer key with marking guidance included.

🎬 Watch the free video lesson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVWvJ8Vfn5Q

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🔓 This is a taster only. The full 100-mark worksheet goes deeper into the uneven global distribution of natural resources, why countries import resources they cannot produce themselves, and how the natural resource trap explains why resource-rich countries often struggle to develop — available on its own, or as part of the Complete Lesson Pack with extension activities. Save £1 buying the pack (£3 + £3 = £6 separately, £5 together).

Price: Free