September 03 - Opening

Group of nations that control and regulate the price of oil.

• OPEC
• Middle East
• UAE
• UNCA

Which nation produces the most oil in the world?

• USA

• Russia

• Iraq

• Saudi Arabia

A scarcity of goods causes prices to...

• stay the same

• increase

• decrease

This organization has strengthened the global influence of oil producing nations.

• World Bank

• OPEC

• United Nations

• European Union

Life expectancy is part of HDI: True or False

• True

• False

What is true of oil rich countries?

• they support neighboring countries that don't have oil
• their wealth is divided unevenly among their people
• they have recently added more pollution controls
• their people mstly lve in rural areas where oil wells are

Why is water a source of conflict in the Middle East?

• Because of unequal distribution and limited access to fresh water sources.

• Because of competition between companies that desalinate water.

• Because there are people who believe water should go to only the wealthiest nations.

• Because there is so much water in SW Asia, nations fight over who should control it.

Which of the following is NOT a cause of water shortages in SW Asia?

• pollution

• population decreasing

• dry land

• agriculture

Which is true of how oil has changed the Middle East?

• All Residents are poorer

• it has not impacted their economy

• it has modernized this area

• it has helped terrorists

What is the United States main economic interest in Southwest Asia? 

• water
• oil
• tourism
• trade