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1
Which region of the world has highest amount of the world's oil reserves?
Europe
North America
Middle East
Asia
2
Which of the following resources is most inexaustible?
fossil fuels
natural gas
gold
wind
3
Which statement would be most correct about Oil in the Middle East?
Some countries in the region have more than others
Every country in the region has an equal amount
All of the countries are part of OPEC
Only one country has it all: Saudi Arabia
4
Why is oil considered a nonrenewable resource?
it takes of millions of years to form
it is used to produce electricity
it creates pollution when burned
it is found deep in the earth
5
Which of the following countries would have the highest per capita energy consumption?
India
Nigeria
USA
Russia
6
Which of the following is considered nonrenewable?
soil
solar energy
fish
oil
7
____ has a lot of oil but has experienced government corruption & oil spills over the oil.
USA
UK
Nigeria
Canada
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Industry
does not use resources
only located near its resources
is never located near resources
is usually located near resources
9
A resource that cannot be depleted or destroyed is
an in-exhaustible resource
a renewable
an extinct resource
a nonrenewable resource
10
A job such as a farmer or miner that involves direct use of natural resources is a ___ activity
primary
quaternary
tertiary
secondary
11
Having what kind of physical feature would lead an area to have an adequate water supply?
Water Basins and Major freshwater rivers
Near major oceans and seas
Increased Urbanization
Deserts and Mountain Ranges
12
The primary cause of the world's resources being depleted is that
developing countries are wasting resources
there is a lack of laws to protect resource in all countries
world population is increasing overall
there is much poverty in the world
13
According to the Map, the region of ______ has the most OPEC members.
Sub-Saharan Africa
Europe
North Africa & Middle East
Latin America
14
Having a high amount of what physical feature should allow a country to invest in solar energy?
Polar Ice Caps
High Latitude
Basins
Desert
15
Which of the following resource is renewable?
coal
diamonds
trees
silver
16
Developed/Industrialized countries are more involved in
subsistence agriculture
cottage industries
primary/secondary activities
tertiary/quaternary activities
17
Resources that are a result of planetary (wind, geo-thermal, solar) processes are called
non-renewable resource
inexaustible resource
renewable resource
natural resource
18
___% of the world's countries are developed, these countries use ____% of the world's resources
10; 50
25; 50
25; 75
5/; 10
19
This map represents what kind of energy exploration?
Tertiary
Renewable
Inexaustible
Non-renewable
20
A doctor would be considered part of the ____ economic activity
secondary
tertiary
primary
quaternary
21
A job such as a carpenter or butcher that involves manufacturing a final product is a
primary activity
tertiary activity
quaternary activity
secondary activity
22
The ____ refers to the sea boundaries related to resource rights.
Exclusive Economic Zone
Resource Scarcity
OPEC
Renewable Resources
