DEVELOPMENT IN MIDDLE EAST
DEMOCRATIC REFORMS IN MIDDLE EAST
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the most value resource.
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is plentiful around the Persian Gulf.
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one of the causes of conflicts with rest of the world.
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Southwest Asian countries with the greatest reserves of natural gas and oil are Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, and Kuwait. Some other countries have smaller reserves, especially those found around the Arabian Gulf.
Detailed explanation-2: -Oil is used for transportation, power plants, and even as a raw material for plastics, medicines, and other goods.
Detailed explanation-3: -Southwest Asia contains much of the oil supply. As you learned in Chapter 21, about 64 percent of the world’s proven oil deposits and 34 percent of its reserves of natural gas are found in this region.
Detailed explanation-4: -Why is so much oil buried under Southwest Asia? Oil can be found under Southwest Asia because millions of years ago the area was under water. When the Iranian and Arabian tectonic plates hit, they created spaces where oil was formed and trapped.