RMS Oil, Wealth, and War in SW Asia

Countries fight over oil. Regions of Southwest Asia and North Africa hold more than 50% of the world's oil reserves. Where is 20% of the world's known reserves located? (what country)

• Egypt
• Saudi Arabia
• Kuwait
• New York

What are petrochemicals?

• Chemicals made of Zinc
• Chemicals made of Nickel
• Products made from petroleum
• Products made from copper

Finish the sentence: Oil wealth is not evenly ...
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• distributed (spread out) 
• organized
• configured
• established

Oil and wealth have created income gaps in SW Asia and North Africa. Some people are quite rich while others are what?
 "_______ is an icreasing problem." (p. 283)

• Disengaged
• Poor
• Disenchanted
• Indifferent

Chart Page 283: Which country produces the least amount of barrels of oil per day?

• Iran
• Iraq
• Kuwait
• UAE

Tensions and War in the Middle East are actually nothing new. This region of the World has a long history of conflict. On page 284 of your textbook, the discussion of the Israeli - Palestinian debate is introduced. When did the Jewish accept the United Nations Plan to become an independent nation?

• 1972
• 1948
• 2014
• 2017

The United Nations decided in 1947 to divide the British Mandate into two parts: Arabs  and Jewish. Land  was granted mostly to the Jewish. The Palestinians rejected the plan. Several countries declared war on Israel. Which ones?

• Egypt 
• Syria
• Iraq
• All of these and Lebanon

The Arabs and Israelis have been warring for a long time. What year did the Palestinians create the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO)? 

• 1990
• 1960
• 1920
• 1999

What is the capital of Israel?

• Jordan
• Botswana
• Jerusalem
• Bethlehem

Iraq fell to Marine and Army units after weeks of allied bombardment during Operation Desert Storm 1991. Who was the leader of Iraq at the time?

• Saddam Insane
• Saddam Hussein
• Anwar Sedat
• Beagan