Oil Consumption and Importation Practices

The video discusses the United States' significant oil consumption, which accounts for 25% of the world's oil with less than 5% of the global population. It highlights the disparity in gasoline usage per capita compared to Europe and raises concerns about the U.S.'s reckless importation of oil, much of which comes from unsafe and unfriendly sources.

What percentage of the world's oil is consumed by a country with less than 5% of the global population?

• 10%

• 25%

• 75%

• 50%

How does the gasoline consumption per capita in the discussed country compare to that of Europe?

• Four times as much

• Twice as much

• The same

• Half as much

Approximately how much money is spent annually on importing oil?

• 200 billion dollars

• 300 billion dollars

• 100 billion dollars

• 400 billion dollars

From what type of sources is much of the imported oil obtained?

• Unsafe and unfriendly

• Renewable and clean

• Local and sustainable

• Safe and friendly

What is one of the consequences of the current oil importation practices?

• Stabilization of national debt

• Increase in national debt

• Decrease in national debt

• No impact on national debt