Which of the following options represents the most accurate investigation into how access to oil impacts the actions of countries in Southwest Asia?

Conflicts in Southwest Asia are usually caused by outside countries invading to take control of oil in the region.
Conflicts in Southwest Asia are usually caused by outside countries invading to take control of oil in the region.

There has been constant warfare in Southwest Asia between countries trying to gain access to their neighbors’ oil reserves.
There has been constant warfare in Southwest Asia between countries trying to gain access to their neighbors’ oil reserves.

Countries in Southwest Asia all have resource-sharing agreements so that they can gain mutual benefit from the oil reserves in the region.
Countries in Southwest Asia all have resource-sharing agreements so that they can gain mutual benefit from the oil reserves in the region.

Oil has led to some cooperation between countries in Southwest Asia but has also played a role in conflicts that have erupted in the region.

Oil has led to some cooperation between countries in Southwest Asia but has also played a role in conflicts that have erupted in the region.

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Apologies for the repetition in my previous response. To clarify, the most accurate investigation into how access to oil impacts the actions of countries in Southwest Asia is: Oil has led to some cooperation between countries in Southwest Asia but has also played a role in conflicts that have erupted in the region.

Which of the following processes is the reason for cooperation among multiple countries regarding natural resources?

decreasing oil supply
decreasing oil supply

globalization
globalization

conflict in Southwest Asia
conflict in Southwest Asia

the resource curse

The resource curse is the reason for cooperation among multiple countries regarding natural resources.

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Apologies for the confusion. Regarding the given options, globalization is the process that often leads to cooperation among multiple countries regarding natural resources.

Which option is the best strategy to synthesize information from sources regarding boundary issues?

Find one authoritative source and use that to determine the correct information.
Find one authoritative source and use that to determine the correct information.

Find unbiased sources and find out if information was left out concerning the people, land, or resources in the boundary region.
Find unbiased sources and find out if information was left out concerning the people, land, or resources in the boundary region.

Find sources that summarize the relevant historical information about the region involved in the dispute.
Find sources that summarize the relevant historical information about the region involved in the dispute.

Find sources directly tied to the governments involved in the boundary dispute and compare their perspectives.

The best strategy to synthesize information from sources regarding boundary issues is to find unbiased sources and find out if information was left out concerning the people, land, or resources in the boundary region.

Which option best explains the connection between access to resources and spatial patterns in the global system?

The Rimland Theory shows that states with connections to water are at a disadvantage because they are vulnerable to colonization.
The Rimland Theory shows that states with connections to water are at a disadvantage because they are vulnerable to colonization.

The Heartland Theory shows why states in the center of regions possess more resources than neighboring countries.
The Heartland Theory shows why states in the center of regions possess more resources than neighboring countries.

The borders of modern states influence their access to resources and were shaped by eras of colonization.
The borders of modern states influence their access to resources and were shaped by eras of colonization.

The process of decolonization led to a number of landlocked and prorupted states, both of which have advantages regarding resources.