Middle East

Why is oil a nonrenewable resource?

• It is used to produce electricity

• It creates pollution

• It takes millions of years to form

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

• Underground pressure and heat

• mixing of water and gases

• the movement of oceans and waves

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How is oils distributed in the countries of Southwest Asia?

• The countries in Southwest Asia do not have oil

• All countries have the same amount of oil.

• Some Countries have more than others.

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Which is a renewable energy resource?

• Uranium

• Natural gas

• Wind

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In countries where people are better taken care of they would have..

• a low life expectancy

• A large rural population

• A high HDI

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What is a major goal of OPEC (Organizations of Petroleum Exporting Countries)?

• To find more oil

• To keep oil prices steady

• To decrease oil production

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What event lead to the creation of Isreal?

• Persian Gulf

• Invasion of Afghanistan

• WWII

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What ranking measures a country's wellbeing?

• Life Expectancy

• Infant Mortality

• Human Development Index

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Where would you find a oil reserve?

• In the ground

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The delivery of items to consumers

• Distribution

• oil reserves

• geothermal energy

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