Lesson 24: Oil in Southwest Asia

This was founded to ensure the steady flow of money and oil. (Also known as the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries)

• OPEC

• Persian Gulf War

• HDI

• Per Capita GDP

A conflict in Southwest Asia that started when Iraq invaded Kuwait.

• OPEC

• Persian Gulf War

• HDI

• Per Capita GDP

The measure of how well people are living in a country. (Also known as the Human Development Index)

• OPEC

• Persian Gulf War

• HDI

• Per Capita GDP

The average income of an individual in a country. (GDP divided by the number of people in a country)

• OPEC

• Persian Gulf War

• HDI

• Per Capita GDP

Petroleum as it comes out of the ground before it has been processed.

• Crude Oil

• Nonrenewable Resource

• Oil Reserves

• Renewable Resource

Resources that take so long to form that they cannot be replaced, such as oil.

• Crude Oil

• Nonrenewable Resource

• Oil Reserves

• Renewable Resource

Oil that has been discovered but remains unused in the ground.

• Crude Oil

• Nonrenewable Resource

• Oil Reserves

• Renewable Resource

A resource that can't be used up or that can be replaced quickly, such as sunlight or wood.

• Crude Oil

• Nonrenewable Resource

• Oil Reserves

• Renewable Resource

The average lifespan of a person from a certain country. (Often used to measure a country's well being)

• Life Expectancy

• Gross Domestic Product

• Developed Countries

• Distribution

The overall amount of goods and services produced by a country in one year.

• Life Expectancy

• Gross Domestic Product

• Developed Countries

• Distribution