Oil and Southwest Asia

Why is oil considered a nonrenewable resource?

• A. It is found deep in the ground.

• B. It is used to produce electricity.

• C. It creates pollution when burned.

• D. It takes millions of years to form.

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

• A. solar energy and wind power

• B. the mixing of water and gases

• C. underground pressure and heat

• D. the movement of tectonic plates

Oil is pumped out of the ground in the form of

• A. gasoline.

• B. crude oil.

• C. cap rock.

• D. water.

Which statement best describes oil distribution among the countries of Southwest Asia?

• A. One country has all the proven oil reserves.

• B. Some countries have far more oil than others.

• C. Every country draws oil from one large deposit.

• D. Oil is evenly distributed to all countries in the region.

What do the countries in this list have in common? United States, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, Kuwait, Japan, Germany, South Korea, United Arab Emirates

• A. They all belong to OPEC.

• B. They all export or import oil.

• C. They all rank low in the HDI.

• D. They all have large oil reserves.

Which of the following is a renewable energy resource?

• A. coal

• B. uranium

• C. natural gas

• D. wind

A Southwest Asian country that spends much of its oil earnings on education and health care is most likely to have which of the following?

• A. a high HDI ranking

• B. a low life expectancy

• C. a large rural population

• D. a small per capita GDP

Which of these is a major goal of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)?

• A. to find new oil deposits

• B. to keep oil prices steady

• C. to decrease oil pollution

• D. to increase oil consumption

Which conclusion about world energy production from 1970 to 2015 does the graph best support? World Energy Production 0.5% 1970 Natural gas, 19% 5.5% 1% Coal, 29% Nuclear power Hydroelectric power. Solar and other renewable resources Oil, 45% Oil, 33% 2015 3% Coal, 29% 7% 4% Natural gas, 24% Source: World Energy Council.

• A. The cost of generating electricity rose year by year.

• B. The nuclear power industry declined during this period.

• C. The need for energy in developing countries rose sharply.

• D. Most of the world's energy continues to be generated by non-renewable sources.

Which of the following statements supports the claim that oil money has generally improved the lives of most people in Southwest Asia?

• A. Yemen is one of the 40 wealthiest countries in the world.

• B. In 2015, the royal family of Saudi Arabia spent millions of dollars on a trip to the French Coast.

• C. Since 1970, the region's infant mortality rate has fallen by about 85%.

• D. In 2015, the region's literacy rate climbed by about 15%.