Oil in Southwest Asia

What was Dubai like 50 years ago?

• A modern city with large buildings

• A small fishing village

• A desert with no inhabitants

• A city with advanced technology

What is one of the reasons for the transformation of Southwest Asia, including Dubai?

• The discovery of precious metals

• The development of technology

• The discovery of oil and natural gas reserves

• The increase in tourism

What is the term used to refer to underground oil or petroleum that has been discovered but remains unused?

• Oil fields

• Oil reserves

• Oil mines

• Oil wells

What kind of resource is oil considered to be?

• Renewable resource

• Nonrenewable resource

• Inexhaustible resource

• Perpetual resource

Which of the following is NOT a form of renewable energy resource mentioned in the text?

• Geothermal energy

• Waterpower

• Trees

• Coal

What began millions of years ago with tiny creatures that sank to the bottom of the sea?

• The formation of mountains

• The creation of oxygen

• The formation of crude oil

• The development of coral reefs

Why is oil considered a nonrenewable resource?

• It is found everywhere on Earth

• It can be recycled easily

• It forms very quickly

• It forms very slowly

What keeps most oil and natural gas trapped deep inside the earth?

• A layer of sand

• A layer of cap rock

• A layer of water

• A layer of soil

What do oil companies do to access oil?

• They use solar panels to extract oil

• They drill through the cap rock and pump crude oil to the surface

• They wait for oil to seep out naturally

• They use wind turbines to extract oil

What are some products made from oil?

• Gasoline, plastics, and materials used in homes

• Glass and paper

• Food, drinks, and medicines

• Electronics, furniture, and paper