OIL and Water in the Middle East

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OIL and Waterin the Middle East
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OIL(Petroleum)
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Oil is the most important raw material in the
Middle East.
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See short Videos
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Nearly half the worlds oil is produced by the
following Middle Eastern countries

• Saudi Arabia
• Iran
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  Kuwait
• Iraq

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Most Middle Eastern countries that produce oil
belong to OPEC (Organization of Petroleum
Exporting Countries).
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Secondary products made from oil include
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Gasoline
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Coal Tar (for paving roads)
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Medicines (such as Vaseline- petroleum jelly, and
lip balm)
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Plastics
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Oil sales generate billions of dollars per year
to the economies of many Middle Eastern countries.
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Rich Arabs
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Rich Arabs
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The availability of abundant oil supplies has
helped many of these countries to modernize and
develop themselves.
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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Kuwait City, Kuwait
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Doha, Qatar
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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
The Burj Dubai, the tallest man-made structure in
the world.
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
The Burj Dubai, the tallest man-made structure in
the world.
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
The Burj Dubai, the tallest man-made structure in
the world.
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
The Palm Island Resort
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Unfortunately, mining oil sometimes leads to
serious environmental consequences such as
POLLUTION!
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Burning Oil Field
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Polluted ocean section.
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Oil spill
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Dead marine life
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Affected bird
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Oil Spill
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Oil Spill
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Oil Spill Cleanup
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Oil Consumption(Darker colors represent more
consumption)
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Oil Refinery
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Water
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What is the landscape in the Middle East like?
Arabian Desert
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What is the landscape in the Middle East like?
Desert Sidewinder
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Why do you think water is very important in the
Middle East?
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Do you think people like mostly around water?
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Digging for water in Saudi Arabia
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Jordan River
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Do you think countries in the Middle East have
had conflicts over water?
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Arab-Israeli Wars
Six-Day War (Not how armies camp around water
sources)