Age of Oil Vocabulary

What caused the population "boom" in Beaumont, Texas? Population grew from 10,000 to 50,000 within a year.

• The cattle drive industry was prospering.

• The lumber industry producing more lumber for steel.

• Discovery of oil on a hill called Spindletop.

• Discovery of gold and other precious metals.

An oil well that produces a large and forceful flow of oil is a

• Derrick

• Gusher

• Boomtown

• rig

After Galveston was nearly destroyed in 1900, Houston became the most important Texas port city and the center of the ________ industry [when a large amount was found nearby].

• oil

• gold

• lumber

• tuna

What is the 'Age of Oil' commonly referred to as?

• The Petroleum Era

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Bronze Age

• The Digital Age

Which country was the first to drill oil commercially?

• United States

• Saudi Arabia

• Russia

• China

What is the primary use of oil in the modern world?

• Cooking

• Transportation

• Construction

• Textile Manufacturing

Which of the following is a major oil-producing region?

• The Amazon Rainforest

• The Sahara Desert

• The Middle East

• The Himalayas

What is 'OPEC'?

• A type of oil

• An oil-producing company

• An international oil cartel

• A drilling technique

Which of the following is a byproduct of oil refining?

• Plastic

• Wood

• Glass

• Steel

What environmental issue is closely associated with oil consumption?

• Deforestation

• Air pollution

• Soil erosion

• Water scarcity