1. objective (read) swbat describe a strategic commodity
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1. Objective (READ) SWBAT describe a strategic commodity. 2. Question of the Day. (TURN OBJECTIVE INTO A QUESTION) 3. Warm-up (ANSWER) 1. How many times did you use oil today? 2. Why would a country want to fight a war for oil?. Table of Contents. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
1. Objective (READ)
SWBAT describe a strategic commodity.
2. Question of the Day. (TURN OBJECTIVE INTO A QUESTION)
3. Warm-up (ANSWER)
1. How many times did you use oil today?
2. Why would a country want to fight a war for oil?
Table of ContentsDate Title Lesson #
**SW ASIA UNIT**
2/3 Traditional Islam 56
2/4 Modern Islam 57
2/8 Water 58
2/10 Oil 59
1. Turn to the next available fresh page after your Water web.
Task – Explain the phrase “Oil makes the world go ‘round.”
As we learn about Oil in Southwest Asia, students will complete a concept
web.
Oil in Southwest Asia
Why is oil/petroleum a strategic commodity?
What is a strategic commodity?• Open your textbook
to page 529 for the definition to strategic commodity.
• Turn to page 517 and read Control of Oil Fields
1. Find an example to match the definition of strategic commodity.
2. Add the definition and example to your concept map. Fighting in the Persian Gulf War – Kuwait,
notice the burning oil fields in the background.
Persian Gulf War – 1991 Clip Questions
1. Describe the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait?
2. Why did Iraq invade Kuwait? (add this one to your concept map)
Iraq
Saudi
Arabia
Iran
Kuwait
Add both written and visual information to your concept map.
Oil in Southwest AsiaWhy is oil economicallyimportant?
Why is oil/petroleum astrategic commodity?
A resource so important,people will go to war
to get a steady supply of it.Ex. – Persian Gulf War,
Kuwait
Top Oil Producing Countries – Oil Reserves (2007)
Country Reserves Production Reserve life
(Billion barrels) (Million barrels/ day)
(years)
Saudi Arabia 260 8.8 81
Canada 179 2.7 182
Iran 136 3.7 101
Iraq 115 2.2 143
Kuwait 99 2.5 108
United Arab Emirates
97 2.5 107
Oil Consumption# Consuming
Nation 2006(1,000 bbl/day) (103m3/day)
1 United States 20,588 3,273
2 China 7,274 1,157
3 Japan 5,222 830
4 Russia 3,103 493
5 Germany 2,630 418
6 India 2,534 403
Charts Analysis
• Answer the questions below based on the two charts from the previous slide.
1. Who produces the most oil?
2. Who consumes the most oil?
3. Explain how Saudi Arabia and the US are linked economically.
Why is oil important economically in Southwest Asia?
• On page 505 read Oil Dominates the Economy and page 530 Using Oil Wealth to Diversify to answer the question in the headline.
• Think about who needs oil and who has the oil.
• Add your answer to your web.
Add both written and visual information to your concept map.
Oil in Southwest AsiaWhy is oil economicallyimportant?
Global demand foroil by consumers
Oil-producing nations use money
to develop infrastructure, agriculture, and education.
Why is oil/petroleum astrategic commodity?
A resource so important,people will go to war
to get a steady supply of it.Ex. – Persian Gulf War,
Kuwait
Add both written and visual information to your concept map.
Oil in Southwest AsiaWhy is oil economicallyimportant?
Global demand foroil by consumers
Why is oil/petroleum astrategic commodity?
A resource so important,people will go to war
to get a steady supply of it.Ex. – Persian Gulf War,
Kuwait
Who is OPEC andwhat do they do?
Oil-producing nations use money
to develop infrastructure, agriculture, and education.
Who is OPEC?
• Task 1. Access the resource
titled “OPEC After 1975” from my wiki.
2. Answer the following questions and add them to your concept map/web.
A. Who is OPEC? B. What does OPEC do?C. Explain the origins of
the Kuwait War
Oil Producing Countries
OPEC = Blue Countries
Add both written and visual information to your concept map.
Oil in Southwest Asia
Why is oil/petroleum a strategic commodity?
A resource so important, peoplewill go to war to get a
steady supply.
Why is oil economicallyimportant?
Global demand foroil by consumers
Who is OPEC andwhat do they do?
Why are chokepointsimportant in this region?
Suez Canal …Strait of Hormuz …
Organization …
Oil-producing nations use money
to develop infrastructure, agriculture, and education.
Chokepoints – Narrow passages on land or water that are important economically and
politically.
http://people.hofstra.edu/geotrans/eng/ch5en/conc5en/ch5c1en.html
Which chokepoint has more oil being transported for global trade?
2. What would happen to oil producingcountries if these chokepoints wereclosed? (Think about Saudi Arabia/Kuwait)
1. What would happen to oil consumingcountries if these chokepoints were closed? (Think about the USA)
Add both written and visual information to your concept map.
Oil in Southwest Asia
Why is oil/petroleum a strategic commodity?
A resource so important, peoplewill go to war to get a
steady supply.
Why is oil economicallyimportant?
Global demand foroil by consumers
Who is OPEC andwhat do they do?
Why are chokepointsimportant in this region?
Suez Canal …Strait of Hormuz …
Organization …
Demand for oil can lead to?
Oil-producing nations use money
to develop infrastructure, agriculture, and education.
Demand for oil can lead to ?
• Positive – Economic growth for oil producing countries.
• Negative – Imported oil can cause inflation in consumer countries (prices of everything goes up).
If prices continue to go up, consumer countries develop alternative fuels/energy.