Oil in the Middle East

What caused the Persian Gulf War?

• The U.S was bombed by Saudi Arabia

• Iraq invaded Kuwait hoping to have control of the oil

• The Stock Market crashed

• The Japanese bombed North Korea

Two main reasons for continued interest in Middle East

• Oil and terrorism

• oil and diamonds

• diamonds and textiles

• land and religion

What non-renewable natural resource has contributed to the growth of the Middle East?

• Oil

• Water

• Timber

• Cotton

Much of the world’s oil supply is shipped through the narrow waterway between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula called the __________________.

• Panama Canal

• Suez Canal

• Jordan River

• Strait of Hormuz

This area holds one of the largest and most important oil fields in the world.

All of the countries that produce oil in that region depend on it as a shipping route.

• Persian Gulf

• Arabian Sea

• Dead Sea

• Red Sea

Disputes over what two natural resources are problematic for many Southwest Asian countries?

• Oil and Water

• Water and Diamonds

• Diamonds and Natural Gas

• Oil and Diamonds

The Strait of Hormuz connects which bodies of water?

• Red Sea & Arabian Sea

• Mediterranean Sea & Persian Gulf

• Mediterranean Sea & Red Sea

• Persian Gulf & Arabian Sea

What is the primary reason for the economic significance of the Middle East in global markets?

• Oil reserves

• Tourism

• Agriculture

• Technology

Which Middle Eastern country is the largest producer of oil?

• Saudi Arabia

• Iran

• Iraq

• Kuwait

What organization, founded in 1960, aims to coordinate and unify petroleum policies among member countries?

• OPEC

• NATO

• UNESCO

• IMF