SECTION ONE
WHAT NATURAL SUBSTANCE CAN BE FOUND IN LARGE VOLUMES IN THE MIDDLE EAST?
CRUDE OIL
WHAT ARE THE MAIN COMPONENTS OF CRUDE OIL?
AVERAGE AGE OF A POPULATION WITHIN A NATION
WHO WAS SADDAM HUSSEIN?
IRAQ'S FORMER DICTATOR
WHAT IS THE MAIN AND LARGEST ETHNIC GROUP IN THE MIDDLE EAST?
ARABS
WHAT REGION IN THE WORLD CAN THE LARGEST OIL RESERVES BE FOUND?
THE MIDDLE EAST/SOUTHWEST ASIA
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX CAN BE DEFINE AS A MEASUREMENT OF A NATION BASED ON GDP, EDUCATION LEVELS, STANDARD OF LIVING, POLLUTION LEVELS, OVERALL HAPPINESS, ETC.
WHAT WAS THE MAIN GOAL OF OPEC?
TO KEEP THE OIL SUPPLY AND COST STEADY
WHAT RELIGION IS MOST PREVALENT IN THE MIDDLE EAST?
ISLAM
WHAT NATION HAS THE LARGEST OIL SUPPLY IN THE MIDDLE EAST?
SAUDI ARABIA
WHY IS THE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX IMPORTANT?
IT INFORMS THE REST OF THE WORLD WHERE A NATION STANDS IN TERMS OF LIFE EXPECTANCY, GDP, OVERALL HAPPINESS, STANDARD OF LIVING, EDUCATION, ETC.
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE WAR THAT BROKE OUT IN 1990 IN THE MIDDL EAST?
PERSIAN GULF WAR
WHAT THREE CONTINENTS ARE AT A CROSSROADS WITH THE MIDDLE EAST?
WHAT IS EUROPE, AFRICA, ASIA
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN TWO TECTONIC PLATES COLLIDE? (IT HAS TO DO WITH OIL)
THEY CREATE POCKETS WERE OIL CAN FORM
WHAT TWO REASONS HAS OIL BENEFITED THE PEOPLE OF THE MIDDLE EAST?
INCREASE IN LIFE EXPECTANCY AND DECREASE INFANT MORTALITY
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THERE IS TOO MUCH OIL BEING SOLD AT ONE TIME?
LESS COMPETITION AMONG BUYERS - LOW PRICES
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE MIDDLE EASTERN DESERT LOCATED MAINLY IN SAUDI ARABIA?
ARABIAN DESERT
THE ___________ PLATE AND THE ___________PLATE BUMPED AGAINST TOGETHER, CREATING SPACES WHERE OIL AND GAS CAN FORM AND STAY TRAPPED.
THE IRANIAN PLATE & THE ARABIAN PLATE
LEADERSHIP IS TAKEN THE MAJORITY OF THE OIL INDUSTRIES PROFITS AND NOT SHARING THE WEALTH WITH THE PEOPLE.
WHAT HAPPENS IF THERE IS TOO LITTLE OIL BEING SOLD AT ONE TIME?