Ch. 24 Oil in SW Asia/Middle East

How is oil among the countries of SW Asia?

• Each country draws from the same oil reserve.

• Some countries have far more oil than others.

• Oil is evenly distributed to all contries in the region.

• One country has all the proven oil reserves.

How do forces slowly turn the remains of plants & animals into oil?

• underground pressure & heat

• solar energy & gravity

• tectonic plates movement

• the mixing of water & gases

Why is petroleum considered a nonrenewal resource?

• it creates pollution when burned

• it is used to produce electricity

• it is found deep in the ground

• it takes millions of years to form

Which of these is a renewable resource?

• natural gas

• sunlight

• uranium

• petroleum

Which is NOT a reason why so much oil is buried under SW Asia?

• lava turned into crude oil when a volcano erupted

• Tectonic plates bumped up against each other

• This area was under water millions of years ago

• Pockets formed beneath the crust trapping oil & gas

The best description of the geography of Saudi Arabia is,

• grassy plains & vast farming areas

• luch forests with lakes & rivers

• dry deserts with no permanent rivers

• high mountains and cold all year

The world in the future will need to rely on renewable resources because,

• Technology needs renewable resources to work properly

• Anti-pollution laws encourage using newrenewable resources.

• Nonrenewable resources of energy will be used up

• Many SW Asian nations will not want to sell their resources

One form of petroleum is used for,

• alcohol

• cooking

• gasoline

• paper

Coal, oil, and natural gas have a negative effect on the environment. Which of these would be the best strategy to help to solve this problem?

• Educate society on the harmful effects & slowly and replace fossel reeds/

• create an envirnmental policy banning the use of fossil fuels.

• use the remaining fossil fuels, then start using renewable resources

• Have individuals that overuse fossil fuels will be imposed heavy fines.

According to the circle graphs, which statement is true? #10

• Venezuela has more oil than any other country

• The distribution of oil & wealth in SW Asia is fairly even

• Saudi Arabia has 1/4 of OPEC's oil reserves

• OPEC countries have less than 1/2 of the world's oil reserves