GOT OIL?

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GOT OIL?
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Q WHY IS OIL SO VALUABLE?
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• A OIL (non-renewable resource)

7 STAR HOTEL IN DUBAI, UAE
Palm Island, Dubai, UAE
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THE VALUE OF OIL
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• Oil is considered BLACK GOLD.
• Oil is also a NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCE. (once it is
  gone, it will take a long time to develop more
  oil.)
• Oil comes from rocks underneath the surface that
  decay and melt. It takes MILLIONS of years for
  rocks to turn into crude oil.

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THE VALUE OF OIL
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• What do we use oil and/or petroleum products for?
  

WHAT ABOUT THESE EVERYDAY PRODUCTS?
Ammonia, Anesthetics, Antihistamines, Artificial
limbs, Artificial Turf, Antiseptics, Aspirin,
Auto Parts, Awnings, Balloons, Ballpoint pens,
Bandages, Beach Umbrellas, Boats, Cameras,
Candles, Car Battery Cases, Carpets, Caulking,
Combs, Cortisones, Cosmetics, Crayons, Credit
Cards, Curtains, Deodorants, Detergents, Dice,
Disposable Diapers, Dolls, Dyes, Eye Glasses,
Electrical Wiring Insulation, Faucet Washers,
Fishing Rods, Fishing Line, Fishing Lures, Food
Preservatives, Food Packaging, Garden Hose, Glue,
Hair Coloring, Hair Curlers, Hand Lotion, Hearing
Aids, Heart Valves, Ink, Insect Repellant,
Insecticides, Linoleum, Lip Stick, Milk Jugs,
Nail Polish, Oil Filters, Panty Hose, Perfume,
Petroleum Jelly, Rubber Cement, Rubbing Alcohol, 
Shampoo, Shaving Cream, Shoes, Toothpaste, Trash
Bags, Upholstery, Vitamin Capsules, Water Pipes,
Yarn
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Q HOW DO WE GET OIL TO GO FROM THE GROUND TO THE
PUMP?
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1. CRUDE OIL
2. PUMPING STATIONS
3. REFINERY
4. SHIPPED OUT TO THE WORLD

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CRUDE OIL
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• CRUDE OIL Natural oil that is pumped from the
  ground
• After natural gas, water, and rocks are removed
  from the crude oil, it is sent to a pumping
  station.
• Pumping Stations will send the crude oil to the
  refineries.

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REFINERIES

• REFINERY Place where crude oil is converted to
  gasoline products
• After crude oil is refined, gasoline is sent all
  over the world! Houston is a major port city that
  receives gasoline everyday!

HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL OIL REFINERIES
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LOOK map of the Major Oil Fields on page 161 in
the desk atlas. CREATE a symbol for oil fields
and LABEL all of the working oil fields on your
map.
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Q HOW DO SOME COUNTRIES CONTROL OIL RESOURCES
TODAY?
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• Countries that produce oil use money to
• Develop the countrys infrastructure
• Build weapons increase the size of the military
• Control oil prices for trading with other nations
• OPEC

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LOOK AT THE OIL EXPORTING NATIONS GRAPHIC ON PG
160 IN THE DESK ATLAS

• Which country exports the most barrels of oil
  every day?
• 2. What other countries in the world export oil?
• 3. What region is the leading oil exporting
  nations mostly from?

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OPEC
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• OPEC Organization of Petroleum Exporting
  Countries
• 12 Members of OPEC
• Iraq, Kuwait, Iran, Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia,
  Indonesia, Angola, Nigeria, Libya, Algeria,
  Venezuela.

Pick a color and SHADE LABEL all of the OPEC
members that are located in SW Asia on your map.
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OPEC
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• OPEC can
• Set the price for barrels of oil to be sold at
• Block oil from being traded

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Today, most of OPECs oil is being exported to
Asia!
Traffic in Beijing, China
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Q WHY DO COUNTRIES FIGHT OVER OIL?
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• STRATEGIC COMMODITY a natural resource so
  valuable that nations are willing to go war over

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OIL CONFLICTS
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• 1973 Egypt attack Israel
• - Since the US had an alliance with Israel, OPEC
  countries increased the oil barrel prices for the
  US

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OIL CONFLICTS
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• 1990 Iraq invaded Kuwait
• -Kuwait was putting pressure on Iraq to pay debt
  that the country owed to Kuwait. Kuwait lowered
  the OPEC prices and upset Iraq that needed high
  prices for their economy
• -Led to the Persian Gulf War in the 1990s

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• HANG ON TO YOUR MAPS AND NOTES!
• YOU WILL NEED THEM FOR THE REMAINING PARTS OF THE
  PROJECT!

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OIL CONFLICT QUICK WRITE

• For each Quick Writes use the following
  questions, your GOT OIL? Map, Oil Notes to help
  develop your ideas. Include the following water
  vocabulary words in your quick write.
• DO NOT WRITE THE DEFINITION OF THE VOCABULARY
  WORD IN YOUR QUICK WRITE!
• 1. Why is oil and petroleum a valuable resource?
• 2. How do countries in the Middle East have
  control over the petroleum resources?
• 3. How would this control create conflict?
• 4. Give one specific example of how petroleum
  from the Middle East can affect Americans lives
  today.
• 5. How would you solve this particular conflict?
  Be specific.

OIL VOCABULARY WORDS (Must use in context, not
write the definition) CRUDE OIL OPEC
STRATEGIC COMMODITY REFINERY