15 questions
Southwest Asia and North Africa has an abundance of this resource?
Oil
Water
Timber
Iron
Southwest Asia and North Africa has a lack of this resource?
Oil
Water
Timber
Precious metals
Countries in the region who have an abundance of oil become very what?
Poor
Wealthy
Limited governments
Unlimited governments
Countries who have an abundance of oil tend to have which type of economic development?
Not developed
Developed
More Developed
Communist
Countries who DO not have an abundance of oil have which type of economic development?
Not developed
Developed
More Developed
Capitalist
Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Life Expectancy, and Literacy Rate are all INCREASE if a country produces oil.
True
False
What organization of oil rich countries was created in order to control the production and sale of oil to the world?
POCE
EOPC
OPEC
CEPO
Lack of water in Southwest Asia and North Africa has many negative effects on the people.
True
False
The abundance of oil has impacted the POLITICAL (PEGS) relationships of countries in this region.
True
False
What was one way people have ADAPTED to the lack of water in the region that we have focused on?
Desalination Plants/Factories
Building of dams
Collection of rain water
Fresh water bought from the US
What is one way, that we discussed, how people have MODIFIED their environment due to a lack of fresh water?
The Aswan Dam
Desalination Plants
Water conservation programs
Deforestation
Desalination is the adding of salt to fresh water.
True
False
The process of removing salt from ocean water is called what?
Anti-salinization
Desalinization
Pro-salinization
Unsalinization
All of the following are effects of the Aswan Dam EXCEPT...
Electricity Production
Large amounts of ocean pollution
Creation of additional farmland
End to devastating floods
People have adapted to the lack of water in this region by creating desalinization factories, building dams, and changing agriculture methods.
True
False