World Iron Ore Production: Geography Learning Game
World Iron Ore Production is a free educational knowledge level game to explore global iron mining. In this interactive world map game, you must identify and mine for iron ore in the top-producing countries to reach the goal of 2 billion tonnes per year. This industrial resource exercise is highly suitable for online lessons, interactive geography classes, and engaging homework assignments regarding global trade and economic geology.
What is Iron Ore?
Iron ores are rocks and minerals from which metallic iron can be economically extracted. These ores are usually rich in iron oxides and range in color from dark grey to rusty red. Iron is a vital industrial metal, primarily used to create steel, which is fundamental to modern infrastructure, transportation, and manufacturing. As one of the most abundant metallic elements in the Earth's crust, its distribution across Australia, Brazil, and China makes it a cornerstone of global economic geography.
How to play World Iron Ore Production
The game screen features a world map and 20 pickaxes at the top right. Click on different regions of the map to discover their annual iron ore production in thousand tonnes. Every click consumes one pickaxe. Your mission is to collect a total of 2 billion tonnes of iron ore per year before you run out of tools. Some regions yield zero ore to increase the challenge, so study the production statistics carefully to succeed!
Knowledge Achievements:
Identify the top three iron-producing countries and get +1 Knowledge Level.
Did you know?
• Foundation of Steel: About 98% of mined iron ore is used to make steel, which is the world's most recycled material.
• Massive Volume: Iron is the most used metal on Earth, accounting for roughly 95% of all metal tonnage produced worldwide.
• Earth's Core: While iron is abundant in the crust, the Earth's inner and outer cores are thought to be composed mainly of an iron-nickel alloy.
Class Subject: Top 10 Iron Ore Producers
This fun learning game may answer some of the following questions:
Which country produces the most iron ore? How many billion tonnes are mined annually? Where are the major iron deposits located?
Top 10 Iron Ore Producers (Thousand tonnes per year - 2016 Statistics):
8. United States
46,000 kt
