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2026 Statistics
Key Facts: Hesse Landesabitur Geography GK Exam
255 min
Bearbeitungszeit for a Grundkurs written exam, including selection time (§25 Abs. 2 OAVO)
LA26 Abiturerlass, section II
1 of 3
Auswahlmodus: candidate chooses one of three material-based proposals (EPA Erdkunde)
LA26 Abiturerlass, Geographie section 13.3
EPA Erdkunde 2005
Official task type: materialgebundene Problemerörterung mit Raumbezug
LA26 Abiturerlass, Geographie section 13.2
15.04.–08.05.2026
Written Landesabitur 2026 window; Nachprüfungen 19.05.–03.06.2026
LA26 Abiturerlass, section II
Outside IQB pools
Geographie is not in the IQB Abituraufgabenpools; Hesse sets landeseinheitliche tasks
IQB Abituraufgabenpools overview; HMKB Landesabitur
Free 100-question English MCQ study bank for Hesse Landesabitur Geographie Grundkurs. Official exam: German constructed-response materialgebundene Problemerörterung mit Raumbezug (1 of 3 proposals), 255 min incl. selection time, Notenpunkte 0–15. Written window 15.04.–08.05.2026. Not an official format or language simulation; no fee for regular school candidates.
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1In the KCGO/LA26 systematics for Q1.1, which statement best distinguishes a Ressource (resource) from a Rohstoff (raw material)?
A.A Ressource is any natural material already extracted and stockpiled; a Rohstoff exists only in laboratory synthesis
B.A Rohstoff is the naturally occurring material as such; a Ressource is the part of raw-material occurrences that is technically and economically usable for humans
C.Ressourcen are always renewable, Rohstoffe never are
D.The two terms are strict synonyms and can be swapped freely in exam answers
Explanation: The KCGO systematics defines a Rohstoff as a naturally occurring material with potential use. It becomes a Ressource when technical feasibility, economic viability and legal access make it actually usable — the terminology the LA26 Hinweise expect for Q1.1.
2What does the term Reserven denote in the systematics of raw materials?
A.The proven share of deposits (Lagerstätten) that can be extracted economically with current technology and prices
B.All hypothetical deposits that are assumed but not yet discovered
C.Man-made stockpiles of already processed metals
D.The total geological occurrence of an element in the Earth's crust
Explanation: Reserven are the known, verified part of Lagerstätten that is mineable under today's economic and technical conditions. Hypothetical or undiscovered occurrences belong to the wider Ressourcen category, not to reserves.
3The LA26 Hinweise name oil-sand mining as an example of Abbau am Rande der Ökumene. Why is the Athabasca oil-sand extraction in Alberta, Canada considered so environmentally problematic?
A.The bitumen lies beneath dense tropical rainforest that must be cleared first
B.The oil must be pumped from deep offshore wells in the Arctic Ocean
C.Separating bitumen from sand consumes vast amounts of hot water and energy, causing high CO2 emissions, toxic tailing ponds and large-scale land destruction in a subarctic ecosystem
D.The region is a hot desert where absolute water scarcity prevents any extraction
Explanation: Oil sands yield bitumen that is strip-mined or steamed out with enormous energy and water input. The result is high greenhouse-gas intensity, huge tailing ponds and destroyed boreal landscapes — a classic case of exploiting raw materials at the edge of the inhabited world with severe ecological costs.
4What does Rekultivierung mean as a political measure after raw-material extraction?
A.Sealing the mined land with concrete for new industrial estates
B.Continuing to dump overburden (Abraum) on the site indefinitely
C.The legal expropriation of mining companies by the state
D.Restoring and re-profiling a post-mining landscape so it can be used again — for example as farmland, forest or recreation lakes
Explanation: Rekultivierung is the planned restoration of landscapes damaged by open-cast mining: reshaping terrain, replacing soils and re-establishing agricultural, forestry or leisure uses. The LA26 Hinweise list it as a key ecological measure after raw-material extraction.
5Why does potash (Kalisalz) mining in the Werra region of Hesse/Thuringia serve as a typical Nahraum (near-region) example in Q1.1?
A.It is Germany's only source of rare-earth elements
B.It supplies crude oil for the Rhine-Main industry
C.It is an offshore mining operation in the North Sea
D.It shows how regional extraction of a fertilizer raw material creates jobs but also large overburden heaps and salination of the Werra river
Explanation: The Werra potash district illustrates a near-region raw-material conflict: the fertilizer salt secures regional employment, while waste heaps and saline wastewater pollute the Werra and its ecosystems. This makes it an ideal case for weighing economic benefits against ecological costs.
6How is the statische Reichweite (static range) of a non-renewable raw material calculated, and why is it contested?
A.Known reserves divided by current annual consumption — the years reserves would last at constant use; it is contested because new discoveries, technology and recycling constantly shift both figures
B.Reserves divided by the world-market price — contested because prices are stable
C.Annual consumption growth multiplied by world population
D.Total geological resources divided by the recycling rate
Explanation: Static range = Reserven / annual consumption, expressed in years. It is a snapshot: rising consumption shortens it, while new exploration, better extraction technology and substitution extend reserves, so published values are indicative rather than fixed doomsday dates.
7Which statement about 'seltene Erden' (rare-earth elements) is correct?
A.They occur only in the Earth's core and cannot be mined
B.They are radioactive waste products of nuclear power
C.They are organic compounds formed in tropical topsoils
D.They are a group of 17 metallic elements vital for high-tech products (magnets, batteries, catalysts); they are not truly rare but rarely occur in economically minable concentrations, and production is dominated by China
Explanation: Rare earths are 17 chemically similar metals indispensable for wind turbines, electric motors and electronics. Their crustal abundance is moderate, but concentrated, profitable deposits are scarce — and China controls most mining and processing, making them a strategic raw material in the LA26 topic Q1.2.
8Why is lithium counted among the strategic raw materials for Germany and the EU?
A.Lithium is mainly mined in Norwegian fjords and supply is unlimited
B.Lithium is produced only synthetically in laboratories
C.Lithium is essential for rechargeable batteries of the energy and mobility transition; extraction concentrates in the 'lithium triangle' (Chile, Argentina, Bolivia) and Australia, where brine pumping conflicts with water use in arid regions
D.Lithium demand is collapsing because modern batteries no longer contain it
Explanation: Lithium-ion batteries make lithium a critical input for e-mobility and energy storage. Production is geographically concentrated — salt-lake brines in South America and hard-rock mines in Australia — creating supply risks and local conflicts over scarce water in arid salt-flat regions.
9What is meant by Urban Mining as a strategy against raw-material scarcity?
A.Recovering secondary raw materials from buildings, infrastructure and waste streams — treating the built environment as an 'anthropogenic deposit'
B.Digging new coal shafts underneath large cities
C.Privatizing municipal water utilities
D.Relocating active mines into industrial zones of cities
Explanation: Urban Mining treats the city itself as a mine: metals, minerals and construction materials are recovered from demolition waste, e-waste and infrastructure. It reduces primary extraction and import dependence and is listed in the LA26 strategies for dealing with scarce raw materials.
10What does the example of Agbogbloshie in Accra, Ghana illustrate for the LA26 topic of recycling in less-developed countries?
A.EU recycling standards are fully enforced in West African e-waste processing
B.Ghana is the world's largest exporter of electronic waste to Germany
C.Informal e-waste recycling recovers valuable metals, but burning cables and acid leaching release toxins that harm workers, soil and water — opportunity and risk at once
D.E-waste in Ghana is processed entirely in automated, sealed factories
Explanation: Agbogbloshie is the textbook case of informal recycling: imported e-waste provides income and recovers copper and other metals, yet open burning and crude leaching contaminate people and the environment. It captures the LA26 demand to weigh chances and risks of recycling in less-developed countries.
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