1 / 12

Oil

Oil. How “Black Gold” Has Shaped Southwest Asia . The Middle East. Syria Iraq Iran Kuwait Saudi Arabia Bahrain Qatar United Arab Emirates Oman Yemen * These 10 countries contain about half of the world’s known oil reserves!. Worldwide Demand for Oil is High.

karan
Download Presentation

Oil

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Oil How “Black Gold” Has Shaped Southwest Asia

  2. The Middle East Syria Iraq Iran Kuwait Saudi Arabia Bahrain Qatar United Arab Emirates Oman Yemen *These 10 countries contain about half of the world’s known oil reserves!

  3. Worldwide Demand for Oil is High • Crude oil is the unrefined form of petroleum pulled from the ground. • What do we use oil for? Developedcountries use it for… • Transportation • Power plants • Consumer products-(some of the things that we buy at the store)

  4. crayons plastics heating oil jet fuel kerosene gasoline tires roofing shingles tar asphalt clothing perfumes medicines synthetic fibers Crude Oil Is the Raw Material Used To Make:

  5. Demand for Oil Has Brought Wealth to This Region • Cities and culture that have been around for centuries have changed in just a few decades A port city in Dubai, UAE forty years ago A city in Dubai, UAE today

  6. Dubai – A City of Wealth/Growth

  7. Alternatives to Oil • Oil is a non-renewable resource • When it runs out…we’re out of luck • We have to start our transition to alternative energy sources • Like…..?

  8. Alternatives to Oil • Solar Hydroelectricity Wind Power

  9. Alternatives to Oil Geothermal Power Nuclear Power

  10. Terms to Know -oil reserves -crude oil -refineries -non-renewable resource -renewable resource -developed country -alternative energy Pg.357-359

  11. 2. Define your term in this box 3. Draw / illustrate your term in this box 1. Write your term here 4. “Your term”is related to“your partner’s term because……. 4. Write two pieces of information about your term

  12. Oil Refinery Animation http://science.howstuffworks.com/oil-refining2.htm

More Related