Year 7 Resources

1. The Continent of Africa
Most people in Africa are employed in farming.
Farming still makes up the jobs of more than 60 percent of the
population. The main crops include cotton, tea, coffee and cocoa.
The main regions where cotton is produced are the Nile Valley,
Uganda, Nigeria, Mozambique and Malawi.
Coffee is cultivated in Ethiopia, Uganda, The Congo and West
Africa.
Subsistence farmers focus on growing
enough food to feed themselves and
their entire families. Any spare crops
can be sold for money.
Tourism, in particular wildlife tourism, is an important economic
activity for many Africans. Safaris in South Africa and Tanzania
provides countries with money. In north Africa, countries such as
Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia rely heavily on global tourism.
Africa is also home to many natural resources,
including oil, diamonds, gold and natural gas.
Unfortunately the money is often not spread
equally, meaning many Africans do not benefit from

2. Saudi Arabia
The economy of Saudi Arabia is
dominated by oil. The country is very
rich and powerful because of oil. In
terms of oil reserves, Saudi Arabia
ranks first internationally, with about
20% of the world’s known reserves.
Outside of oil, the next biggest
source of money for the
population is in working for the
government.

3. Japan Japan is the world's
third largest economy.
Major technology
companies such as
Panasonic, Sony,
Fujifilm and Toyota
come from Japan.
Most people work for
big companies in
highly paid jobs.
The country is one of the world’s most innovative economies
having the largest electronic goods industry. Japan exports
(sells to other countries) goods worth an estimated $728
billion and the country’s main exports are motor vehicles, auto
parts, power generating machinery, iron and steel
products and plastic materials.

4. India There are lots of different economic
activities in India. In big cities there are
high-income jobs in banking,
technology and media.
Outside of cities most people are
employed in farming. Tourism is a
major source of money for people as
well.
India has one of the largest economies in the
world but also has one of the lowest paid
populations on average. There is a lot of inequality
in the country.

5. Dubai Dubai is an important
tourist destination and its
port (Jebel Ali) operates
at the centre of the
exporting trade in the
Middle East.
In the recent times tourism has
become an important aspect to
boost the country’s economy. Based
on its air traffic in 2013, Dubai was
the 7th most visited city in the world
and it is expected that Dubai will
accommodated more than 15 million
visitors in 2019.
Dubai has also surfaced
as the shopping capital
of the Middle East,
thanks to its diverse
souks and vast shopping
centres.
Dubai is referred to as
the ‘City of gold’, as the
city houses nearly 250
gold shops.