Vocabulary Words
Oil that has been discovered but remains unused in the ground.
Oil reserves
Why is so much oil buried under Southwest Asia?
Millions of years ago the area was underwater.
Which country had the highest HDI?
Qatar
What have been the goals of Southwest Asian OPEC members?
For oil prices to be steady.
What is Southwest Asia's biggest resource?
Oil
Petroleum as it comes out of the ground and before it has been refined or processed into useful products.
Crude oil
Are oil reserves distributed equally among the countries of Southwest Asia?
No.
Why hasn't Iraq been able to end poverty in their country?
An Iraqi dictator used oil money on building an army, buying weapons, and fighting wars instead of helping citizens.
Name one of the two types of coalition members in the Persian Gulf War.
1. Oil Importers 2. Oil Exporters
What was the name of the Iraqi dictator?
Saddam Hussein
A resource that takes so long to form that it can't be replaced.
Nonrenewable resource
Which country has the most oil reserves?
Saudi Arabia
How has oil made the people of Southwest Asia better off?
Life expectancy has gone up and the infant mortality rate has fallen.
Name TWO of four Southwest Asian countries aren't OPEC members?
Syria, Bahrain, Yemen, and Oman.
What does HDI stand for?
Human Development Index
A resource that can't be used up or can be replaced quickly as it is used up.
Renewable resource
Which country had the least oil reserves?
Bahrain
Which country had the lowest HDI?
Yemen
Name one of the two realities that have limited OPEC's power.
1. They don't control all of the world's oil. 2. OPEC members don't always act as a united group.
Which country has the eighth largest oil reserves?
Yemen
Oil and coal are examples of which term?
Nonrenewable resources
What is oil made out of?
Plant and animal remains.
Why isn't per capita GDP always an accurate reflection of people's wealth?
It's an average that assumes the wealth is equally distributed.
Name ONE of three countries are OPEC members and were top contributors to the costs of the Persian Gulf War?
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the U.A.E
Name the Gulf that is near the top oil contributors in Southwest Asia.
Persian Gulf