Geography Chapter 24

Why is oil considered a nonrenewable resource?

• It is found deep in the ground.

• It is used to produce electricity.

• It creates pollution when burned.

• It takes millions of years to form.

Which of these forces slowly turns the remains of plants and animals into oil?

• solar energy and wind power

• the movement of tectonic plates

• the mixing of water and gases

• underground pressure and heat

What do the countries in this list have in common? United States Saudi Arabia United Kingdom Kuwait Japan Germany South Korea United Arab Emirates

• They all have large oil reserves.

• . They all rank low in the HDI.

• They all export or import oil

• They all belong to OPEC

Which of the following is a renewable energy resource?

• wind

• natural gas

• uranium

• coal

Which of these is a major goal of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)?

• to increase oil consumption

• to decrease oil pollution

• to keep oil prices steady

• to find new oil deposits

Which statement best describes oil distribution among the countries of Southwest Asia?

• Some countries have far more oil than others.

• Every country draws oil from one large deposit

• One country has all the proven oil reserves.

• Oil is evenly distributed to all countries in the region

A Southwest Asian country that spends much of its oil earnings on education and health care is most likely to have which of the following?

• a high HDI ranking

• a low life expectancy

• . a small per capita GDP

• a large rural population

Which conclusion about world energy production from 1970 to 2005 does the graph best support?

• . Most of the world's energy continues to be generated by non-renewable sources.

• . The nuclear power industry declined during this period.

• The cost of generating electricity rose year by year.

• The need for energy in developing countries rose sharply