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The Tale of Two Resources

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Southwest Asia and North Africa has an abundance of this resource?

a)

Oil

b)

Water

c)

Timber

d)

Iron

2.

Southwest Asia and North Africa has a lack of this resource?

a)

Oil

b)

Water

c)

Timber

d)

Precious metals

3.

Countries in the region who have an abundance of oil become very what?

a)

Poor

b)

Wealthy

c)

Limited governments

d)

Unlimited governments

4.

Countries who have an abundance of oil tend to have which type of economic development?

a)

Not developed

b)

Developed

c)

More Developed

d)

Communist

5.

Countries who DO not have an abundance of oil have which type of economic development?

a)

Not developed

b)

Developed

c)

More Developed

d)

Capitalist

6.

Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Life Expectancy, and Literacy Rate are all INCREASE if a country produces oil.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What organization of oil rich countries was created in order to control the production and sale of oil to the world?

a)

POCE

b)

EOPC

c)

OPEC

d)

CEPO

8.

Lack of water in Southwest Asia and North Africa has many negative effects on the people.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The abundance of oil has impacted the POLITICAL (PEGS) relationships of countries in this region.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What was one way people have ADAPTED to the lack of water in the region that we have focused on?

a)

Desalination Plants/Factories

b)

Building of dams

c)

Collection of rain water

d)

Fresh water bought from the US

11.

What is one way, that we discussed, how people have MODIFIED their environment due to a lack of fresh water?

a)

The Aswan Dam

b)

Desalination Plants

c)

Water conservation programs

d)

Deforestation

12.

Desalination is the adding of salt to fresh water.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The process of removing salt from ocean water is called what?

a)

Anti-salinization

b)

Desalinization

c)

Pro-salinization

d)

Unsalinization

14.

All of the following are effects of the Aswan Dam EXCEPT...

a)

Electricity Production

b)

Large amounts of ocean pollution

c)

Creation of additional farmland

d)

End to devastating floods

15.

People have adapted to the lack of water in this region by creating desalinization factories, building dams, and changing agriculture methods.

a)

True

b)

False