6th gr. 3rd Qtr. Common Assessment

A renewable resource is a resource that...

• is made from humans

• is made from mammals

• can be replaced in a relatively short amount of time

• is found in the ocean

The Arabian Peninsula has an abundance of what type of natural resource?

• Water

• Fossil Fuels

• Soil

• Forests

Fossil fuels have made many Middle Eastern countries rich. What is a disadvantage of selling fossil fuels?

• It is a non-renewable resource that will eventually run out

• Countries could make too much money

• Demand for oil could increase

• Populations of countries will shrink

Which country produces the most oil in the Middle East?

• Yemen

• United Arab Emirates

• Iraq

• Saudi Arabia

What are some environmental problems created by the use of fossil fuels?

• They have produced large amounts of trash

• They have created spills that have killed sea life & polluted shorelines

• They have reduced the amount of water available to cities & communities

• They have reduced forests & stunted tree growth

Water sources in the Middle East are __________.

• Easily accessible

• Clean

• Limited

• Unpolluted

The _______ industry brings in a lot of money for many Middle Eastern countries, but is also harmful to their environments.

• Agriculture

• Oil

• Mining

• Fishing

Madagascar's economy is focused on vanilla, while Saudi Arabia's economy is centered around oil. Why have these countries chosen to specialize in these particular products?

• They have large amounts of these resources available

• These products are very difficult to produce

• No other countries in the world trade these products

• They need to specialize in these products so their citizens have enough of them

No one country in the world has an abundance of all resources that its people need & want. Therefore there is a ____________ of resources in the world.

• Abundance

• Production

• Scarcity

• Insufficiency

What could be the consequences of a shortage of drinking water in Israel?

• Crops will fail & cause a famine

• People will leave the country in search of drinking water sources

• People will dig deeper into the Earth to find fresh water

• Nations will begin fighting wars over water