Year 10 Worksheet

Kk= Mohammed Ibrahim answers

Q1. Where is Hong Kong located?

In China
Q2. When did it become part of this country?
Since 1997
Q3. Research why it only became part of this
country in 1997. Who controlled it before
that?
Great Britain had acquired Hong Kong Island
from China in 1842, but when the Treaty of
Nanking was signed at the end of the first
Opium War (1839-42). After the communists
took power in China in 1949, Hong
Kong became a sanctuary for hundreds of
thousands of refugees fleeing communist rule.
Q4. How does Hong Kong energise the city?
What impact do you think this has on it’s
environment?
Hong Kong has a major impact on the
environment it’s main reasons for this are the
burning of fossil fuels.

Q5. There is a struggle between wealthy and

poor communities in Hong Kong, can you explain
why this is?