Oil in Southwest Asia
How does oil form?
1.tiny plants and animals in the sea died and sank to the sea floor,after time most of there remains turned to rock. 2.layer after layer rock was formed, but some remains did not turn into rock. 3.The weight of the water, heat from Earth's core, and chemical changes combined to transform some of the remains into oil and natural gas.
What two realities have limited OPEC's power?
First ,OPEC cannot control all of the world's crude oil.Second,even OPEC members don't always act as a group.
Which oil countries have the highest GDP? Which have the lowest?
Iran has the highest GDP.The lowest Bahrain.
Which oil country has the largest population in Southwest Asia? Which has the smallest?
Iran is the biggest and Bahrain is the smallest.
Why is so much oil buried under Southwest/Central Asia?
Millions of years ago that area was under water.
Are oil reserves distributed equally among the countries of Southwest/Central Asia? Explain.
No, About one quarter of the world's proven oil reserves lie under its desert sand.
What were the two types of coalition members in the Persian Gulf War? Why were they coalition members?
Oil-exporting countries and oil-importing countries.Oil-exporting countries feared of losing control of their oil reserves to Iraq.
Which countries have the largest oil reserves?
Saudi Arabia has the largest oil reserves.
What are the oil countries of Southwest Asia? Which is the largest? Which is the smallest?
Syria,Iraq,Iran,Saudi Arabia,Yemen,Bahrain,qatar,U.A.E,Oman,Kuwait.Iran and Saudi Arabia.Bahrain.
What might be the relationship between a country's size and the amount of its oil reserves?
The bigger the country the more oil.
What might be the relationship between a country's GDP and the well-being of its people?
The higher the GDP the more well being the people be.
What might be the relationship between a country's population and the amount of its oil reserves?
The larger the population the less oil.
Which countries consume the most oil? What is similar about them?
The united States is the most.The all are are really close.
How has oil made the people of Southwest/Central Asia better off?
They found that life expectancy has increased by 15 years.they also found that the number of infants who die in their first year of life has dropped by two-thirds.
Why might countries that consume lots of oil be interested in controlling the price and supply of oil?
They want to make sure that there is a steady supply at a reasonable price so they can use the oil that they need.
Which oil countries have the highest per capita GDP? Which have the lowest?
United Arab Emirates has the highest Per capita GDP.Yemen has the lowest per capita GDP.
What are some examples of why some oil countries haven't been able to end poverty?
Yemen for example,is one of the 20 poorest countries in the world.its population is about 1 percent the size of those in Saudi Arabia.
what is crude oil?
an unrefined product in the ground
Why isn't per capita GDP always an accurate reflection of people's wealth?
because per capita means GDP measures the average income of the people in a country.
Which of the following is the main purpose of OPEC?
it wants to have some control over the world's oil prices
What is oil reserves?
oil that has been discovered but remains unused
Which type of information (GDP or per capita GDP) do you think might give better information about the well-being of a country's people? why?
per capita because they are looking at the well being of the country's people.
Are the rankings on this table the same as on the GDP table above? Why or why not?
the tables are not the same because each country has a different population.
What have been the goals of Southwest/Central Asian OPEC members?
there goal is to have a steady supply of oil flowing out of their countries.
Why might countries with large oil reserves be interested in controlling the price and supply of oil?
to make more money.
