SW Asia & North America Oil & Economy

SW Asia & North Africa Oil & Economy

Essential Questions

How does oil shape the politics and human-environment interactions in Southwest Asia and North Africa?

Multiple Choice

What is a region?

• an area of a country with similar characteristics

• a place where everyone speaks different languages

• a whole country

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the largest desert in the world?

• Nile

• Sahara

• Amazon Rainforest

• Atacama

Poll

Do you think desertification a positive or negative effect?

• postive

• negative

Multiple Select

What are some reasons why deserts are spreading in Africa? (Choose 3)

• overgrazing trees

• mismanagement of land

• drought (somewhat)

• animals are eating the plants

Multiple Choice

What is a peninsula?

• a tropical island

• a piece of land (or country) surrounded by water on 3 sides

• a place to travel that is affordable

Multiple Choice

OPEC stands for

• The organization of the pizza exporting countries

• The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

• the organization of the penguins exporting countries

• the organization of the protection of elephant countries

Multiple Choice

Which country out of Southwest Asia/North Africa produces the most oil

• Egypt

• Saudi Arabia

• Turkey

• Canada

Multiple Select

What are some pros of oil production (choose 2)

• oil is valuable

• oil money is used to build up a country

• it is very cheap

• there are no pros to oil production

Multiple Select

What are some cons of oil production? (choose 2)

• oil prices change frequently

• oil is a nonrenewable resource

• oil is rare

• there are no cons to oil production

Multiple Choice

How has oil affected Southwest Asia?

• Southwest Asia depends on China for oil.

• Southwest Asia has a pipeline across the Arabian Sea.

• Southwest Asia has a lot of oil to trade with other countries.

• Southwest Asia depends on the U.S. for oil.