Black Gold in Southwest Asia

What are oil reserves?

• Petroleum that has been pumped from the ground and is waiting in large tanks to be used.

• The estimated amount of oil still left to be discovered underground.

• The total amount of oil left on Earth

• Underground petroleum that has been discovered but remains unused.

Large reserves of which other fuel can be found in Southwest Asia?

• Uranium

• natural gas

• wood

• hydrogen

What is one way in which oil has improved life in Southwest Asia?

• Money from oil sales has been used to provide medical care.

• Oil has brought stability and peace to the entire region.

• Money from selling oil has completely eliminated poverty there.

• All leaders in this region have used money from oil sales to improve people’s lives.

Which of the following are renewable resources?

• sunlight

• wind

• water

• coal

Why will the world have to rely on renewable resources at some point in the future?

• Nonrenewable sources of energy will be gone.

• Leaders will be unwilling to sell their resources.

• Anti-pollution laws

• Modern technology only works properly when powered by renewable resources.

The one nation in Southwest Asia that does not have a Muslim majority is ___.

• Qatar

• Israel

• Oman

• Bahrain

When oil is pumped to Earth’s surface, _____.

• it arrives in the form of kerosene.

• it must be refined before it becomes useful.

• it is a wax that can be used to make candles.

• it is free of contamination from water or natural gas.

Which of the following has fallen because of oil money in Southwest Asia?

• infant mortality rate

• life expectancy

• gross domestic product

• per capita GDP

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia both have high GDPs because of selling oil. Why is Kuwait’s per capita GDP higher than that of Saudi Arabia?

• Kuwait sells more oil than Saudi Arabia.

• Kuwait has a smaller population than Saudi Arabia.

• Kuwait has a higher life expectancy rate than Saudi Arabia.

• Kuwait distributes its wealth more evenly than Saudi Arabia.

One thing that per capita GDP does NOT reflect is ____.

• the average income of the people in a country.

• how rich one country is compared to another.

• the amount of all goods and services produced by a country in a year, divided by the population.

• the general well-being of the people of a country.