KS1 Import and Export | Shipping Goods by Sea

Geography Quiz - Import and Export (Questions)

This quiz addresses part of the requirements of the National Curriculum KS1 for children aged 5 and 6 in years 1 and 2 in Geography. Specifically it looks at boats, ships, ports and harbours, and how they are used to import and export goods by sea. It is one of 50 quizzes to help you understand the world around you.

We live on islands. The two main islands are called Great Britain and Ireland. So we are surrounded by sea. How can we go abroad? We can fly to get to other countries. Or we can go through the Channel Tunnel to France. Or we can take a ferry. A ferry is a boat that carries cars, lorries and people. Big ships bring, or import, food, oil and lots of goods, like computers, to us from other countries. We send, or export, goods we have made to other countries in ships. What else can we find out about how ships and boats are used?

What type of boat carries cars, lorries and people?

[ ]	Tanker
[ ]	Aircraft carrier
[ ]	Ferry
[ ]	Fishing boat

Oil is brought to Britain in really big ships. They are called _______.

[ ]	Carriers
[ ]	Tankers
[ ]	Submarines
[ ]	Liners

Ships sail into and out of _____.

[ ]	Garages
[ ]	Airports
[ ]	Ports
[ ]	Stations

Small fishing boats and yachts sail from ________.

[ ]	Bridges
[ ]	Depots
[ ]	Harbours
[ ]	Caves

A big ship has just arrived in the port of Liverpool. It ties up in a ____.

[ ]	Street
[ ]	Factory
[ ]	Dock
[ ]	Station

A ship is bringing computers and televisions from China to Britain. Which continent does the ship sail from?

[ ]	North America
[ ]	Asia
[ ]	Africa
[ ]	South America

A ship is taking brand new cars from Britain to Germany. Which sea does it cross?

[ ]	Irish Sea
[ ]	Red Sea
[ ]	Black Sea
[ ]	North Sea

Sam's grandma and grandpa are going on holiday. They are sailing round the Mediterranean. What sort of ship are they sailing on?

[ ]	A tanker
[ ]	A cruise ship
[ ]	A carrier
[ ]	A barge

Sam and his family go for a sail on a canal. They go on a _____.

[ ]	Tanker
[ ]	Cruise liner
[ ]	Barge
[ ]	Fishing boat

10.

Sam’s uncle likes to go sailing. He owns a _____.

[ ]	Yacht
[ ]	Tanker
[ ]	Aircraft carrier
[ ]	Submarine

Geography Quiz - Import and Export (Answers)

What type of boat carries cars, lorries and people?

[ ]	Tanker
[ ]	Aircraft carrier
[x]	Ferry
[ ]	Fishing boat

Have you ever been on a ferry?

Oil is brought to Britain in really big ships. They are called _______.

[ ]	Carriers
[x]	Tankers
[ ]	Submarines
[ ]	Liners

Have you ever seen an oil tanker in real life?

Ships sail into and out of _____.

[ ]	Garages
[ ]	Airports
[x]	Ports
[ ]	Stations

Southampton is a very big port in the south of England

Small fishing boats and yachts sail from ________.

[ ]	Bridges
[ ]	Depots
[x]	Harbours
[ ]	Caves

Is there a small harbour near where you live?

A big ship has just arrived in the port of Liverpool. It ties up in a ____.

[ ]	Street
[ ]	Factory
[x]	Dock
[ ]	Station

Which sea is Liverpool on? - The Irish Sea

A ship is bringing computers and televisions from China to Britain. Which continent does the ship sail from?

[ ]	North America
[x]	Asia
[ ]	Africa
[ ]	South America

Goods coming in to Britain are called imports

A ship is taking brand new cars from Britain to Germany. Which sea does it cross?

[ ]	Irish Sea
[ ]	Red Sea
[ ]	Black Sea
[x]	North Sea

Goods made in Britain that are going to other countries are called exports

Sam's grandma and grandpa are going on holiday. They are sailing round the Mediterranean. What sort of ship are they sailing on?

[ ]	A tanker
[x]	A cruise ship
[ ]	A carrier
[ ]	A barge

Have any of your family ever been on a cruise?

Sam and his family go for a sail on a canal. They go on a _____.

[ ]	Tanker
[ ]	Cruise liner
[x]	Barge
[ ]	Fishing boat

Barges are also called narrow-boats. Is there a canal near where you live?

10.

Sam’s uncle likes to go sailing. He owns a _____.

[x]	Yacht
[ ]	Tanker
[ ]	Aircraft carrier
[ ]	Submarine

Small yachts are called dinghies