Which option most accurately compares how oil and energy consumption are distributed around the world?
Countries with more oil production will try to sell the energy to countries without oil production and therefore reduce their energy consumption.
Countries with more oil production often consume more energy, but some large energy consumers lack oil reserves and are required to import oil.
Countries with more oil production are always more developed and consume more energy than countries without oil.
Countries with more oil production usually consume more energy than other countries and reduce exports to keep oil for their own industries.
The United States is both a top producer of oil and has one of the highest levels of energy consumption.
The option that most accurately compares how oil and energy consumption are distributed around the world is:
Countries with more oil production often consume more energy, but some large energy consumers lack oil reserves and are required to import oil.
Which of the following statements provides the most accurate investigation of why Ethiopia and Egypt have run into conflict over resources management?
Egypt’s use of fossil fuels causes an enormous amount of pollution to hang over Ethiopia’s cities, causing health issues.
Ethiopia’s use of fossil fuels to fuel economic growth frustrate Egypt, which shares the same scarce resources.
Ethiopia’s construction of a power plant will pollute the river systems used by Egypt because they lie downriver.
Ethiopia’s building of a dam on the Nile could impact Egypt’s use of the Nile because they lie downriver.
The statement that provides the most accurate investigation of why Ethiopia and Egypt have run into conflict over resource management is:
Ethiopia’s building of a dam on the Nile could impact Egypt’s use of the Nile because they lie downriver.
The option that correctly identifies an example of physical water scarcity within a particular region is:
Drought in Eastern Africa leads to a lack of water for people and crops.
The option that most correctly analyzes the benefits and downsides to the industrialization experienced by China in the last 40 years is:
China has experienced economic growth, but the increasing use of fossil fuels has contributed to climate change.
Which of the following countries is both a top producer of oil, and has one of the highest levels of energy consumption?
United States
Saudi Arabia
Venezuela
Japan
Which option correctly identifies an example of physical water scarcity within a particular region?
Pakistan’s government lacks the resources to create and maintain vital water infrastructure.
Canada’s population increased over the last decade, creating more demand for fresh water.
War in Eastern Africa makes it difficult for relief workers to provide water to people.
Drought in Eastern Africa leads to a lack of water for people and crops.
Which option most correctly analyzes the benefits and downsides to the industrialization experienced by China in the last 40 years?
China has been exporting a large amount of manufactured goods, but their people have not experienced benefits of economic growth.
China’s agricultural production has gone up, but they have had to spend money on importing coal in order to sustain that production.
China’s manufacturing has increased dramatically, but overall, the standard of living has gone down.
China has experienced economic growth, but the increasing use of fossil fuels has contributed to climate change.