Middle East Part 3

Multiple Choice

Which one of these climate zones does NOT exist in the Middle East?

• Subtropical

• Desert

• Mediterranean

• Tropical

Multiple Choice

Which part of the Middle East gets more rainfall?

• Coastline

• South

• Mainland

• North

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Multiple Choice

Which country has the largest population in the Middle East?

• Turkey

• Egypt

• Saudi Arabia

• Iraq

14.5 Oil in the Middle East

Crude oil
Hydrocarbons in liquid state

Natural Gas
Hydrocarbons in gaseous state

Both can be called petroleum

• Transportation, heating, cooking fuel 

• Electricity

• Everyday products: plastics, electronics, clothing, health and beauty products, soaps, deodorant, diapers, and toys and many others.

​Uses of Oil and Gas

How are oil and gas formed?

​Arabian Plate: slow, uninterrupted sedimentation of dead organisms for a long time

Multiple Choice

About how much of the world's oil reserves are in the Middle East?

• 15%

• 40%

• 50%

• 90%

Multiple Choice

About how much of the world's natural gas reserves are in the Middle East?

• 10%

• 15%

• 30%

• 40%

19th century - Industrial Revolution--> Modern armies/Airplanes/Automobiles ---> Demand for oil

The modern oil industry was born in 1859 in the USA

The first oil discovered in an Arab nation was in 1908 in Iran

Poll

Is it good to have most of your government export revenue from oil?

• Incredibly good!

• Good!

• Not good!

• Unbelievably bad!

What are problems with depending on selling ONE commodity (product)?

Problems with Single Commodity Export

• Price changes
  (if price goes down?)

• Trends change

• Resource may run out

Another problem : Lack of range and maturity of other economic sectors

Solutions?

Multiple Select

What are the chemical compounds of crude oil and gas?

• Hydrogen

• Potassium

• Carbon

• Yrbittium

• Nitrogen

Open Ended

What do you have right now that is made from petroleum?

Multiple Select

Why does the Arabian tectonic plate have more oil than other plates?

• Sediment gathered for a long time

• It was more oily there

• More dinosaurs died there

• It was a seabed for a long time

• The Great Arabian Oil Spill of 55,000 BC

Multiple Choice

When and where was oil first discovered in the Middle East?

• 1809, Iraq

• 9108, Iraqistan

• 1908, Iran

• 1918, Saudi Arabia

• 1906, Saudi Arabia