If we lived on an island we would be surrounded by sea. How could we go abroad? We could fly to get to other countries. Or we could take a ferry. A ferry is a boat that carries cars, trucks 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?

Grades 3, 4 and 5 - Geography - Elementary School - Ships and Boats

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10 Questions

1. What type of boat carries cars, trucks and people?

FerryAircraft carrierFishing boatTanker

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

A bargeA cruise shipA tankerA carrier

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

BargeFishing boatTankerCruise liner

4. Oil is carried in really big ships. They are called _______.

CarriersTankersLinersSubmarines

5. Ships sail into and out of _____.

AirportsPortsGaragesStations

6. A big ship has just arrived in a port. It ties up in a ____.

StationDockFactoryStreet

7. Small fishing boats and yachts sail from ________.

BridgesDepotsCavesHarbours

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

AsiaAfricaSouth AmericaEurope

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

North SeaBlack SeaRed SeaIrish Sea

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

TankerYachtAircraft carrierSubmarine