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Describe the location of the middle east?

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The location of the Middle East is around the equator of the earth and east of it. In relation to the UK, the Middle East is south east from us

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Name 15 countries or territories that make up the middle east?

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  1. Turkey 2. Syria 3. Iran 4. Iraq. 5. Israel 6. Palestine 7. Lebanon 8. Egypt 9. Jordan 10. Kuwait 11. Saudi Arabia 12. Qatar 13. UAE 14. Oman 15. Yemen
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Describe the pattern of oil trade globally..

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Globally.. some countries have very high production flow but very low consumption in relation to eachother such as the middle east

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Why and where is oil in the middle east?

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They are found in hydrocarbon reservoirs of Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, united Arab emirates, Qatar, Oman and Yemen

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What are oil reserves?

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how much oil a country has access to

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How many of the largest oil reserves are there?

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What is the worlds largest oil producing country?

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Saudi Arabia

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What percentage of Saudi Arbias oil reserve do they produce compared to the rest of the world?

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15% of global output

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What percentage of oil reserves are found in the Arabian Plate?

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0.48

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What percentage of gas reserves does the Arabian Plate contain?

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0.43

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Was the Arabian plate once underwater? (True or False)

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True

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When was the Arabian plate approx underwater?

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570 million year ago

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Why did the Arabian plate rise from underwater?

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It rose due to tectonic movement

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Why is Sudi Arabias GDP significantly higher than other middle eastern countries?

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It is the largest gas and oil producing country

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How much oil does qatar produce?

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They have 25.2 billion gallons of oil in reserves

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Why is oil important to qatars economy?

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Oil production has been a major source of income for Qatar. The money from oil exports has
helped the country:
• Build modern cities like Doha.
• Invest in schools, hospitals, and infrastructure.

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What are challenges of oil production?

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The global oil market is unpredictable, and oil resources will eventually run out.

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Has Yemens oil production decreased over the decades? (True or False)

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True

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Why is Oil Important to Yemen’s Economy?

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For many years, oil has been the main way Yemen earns money. Most of the country’s income
came from selling oil to other countries.

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What are Challenges of Oil Production in Yemen?

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War and Conflict: The ongoing conflict in Yemen has damaged oil facilities and pipelines,
and it has scared away foreign companies that could help improve the oil industry.

Blockades: Some groups in the war have blocked oil exports, which means Yemen earns less
money.

Economic Struggles: Because of less oil production and exports, Yemen’s economy has
suffered. Many people don’t have enough food or jobs

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Why is the middle east globally important in its oil reserves?

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They produce approx half if the oil reserves of the globe and have a high trade rate

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How is oil in the middle east?

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Millions or billions of years ago, the middle east was under water, so this led to small marine organisms growing underwater. Furthermore this had animals dieing with their left body remains

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Which countries are occupied by the British Empire?

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What is a Uni-Polar world system?

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A system where most of the world’s economic, social, and cultural aspects are influenced by a single state or country.

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What is a Bi-Polar world system?
A system of world order where the majority of global economic, military, and cultural influence is held between two states.
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What is a Multi-Polar world system?
A system where power is distributed among at least three significant poles (countries).
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What do the BRICS stand for
Brazil, Russia, India, China
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What percentage of the worlds population do brics account for?
More than 40%
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What percentage of the global GDP do brics account for?
0.2
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What does GDP stand for?
Gross domestic Product
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What does the acronym MINT stand for?
Mexico, Indonesia, Turkey, Nigeria
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What tectonic event occurred in Haiti on January 12, 2010?
The Port-au-Prince earthquake.
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True or False: The Port-au-Prince earthquake had a magnitude of 7.0.
True.
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What is the primary cause of earthquakes like the one in Port-au-Prince?
The movement of tectonic plates.
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Fill in the blank: The Port-au-Prince earthquake primarily affected the _______ region of Haiti.
West🥰
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What was one major consequence of the Port-au-Prince earthquake?
Widespread destruction and loss of life.
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Short Answer: Name one type of tectonic plate boundary involved in earthquake activity.
Transform, divergent, or convergent.
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True or False: The Port-au-Prince earthquake resulted in significant international humanitarian aid.
True.
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What is the Richter scale used for?
To measure the magnitude of earthquakes.
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The port au prince earthquake was in which country
Haiti
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Where in the world do most earthquakes happen?
The americas and asia
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What is an example of two tectonic plates moving towards eachother?
African plate and the antartic plate
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What is an example of two tectonic plates moving past eachother?
North American plate and the Eurasian plate
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What is a richter scale?
A richter scale measures magnitude by measuring the shockwave using a seismograph
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What is a mecalli scale?
A mechalli scale measures the impact or damage to buildings caused by an earthquake
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What shockwave is faster, primary or secondary ones?
Primary
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What magnitude earthquake was the one in Haiti?
Magnitude 7
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What time did the Haiti earthquake happen?
0.7034722222222223
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Where does the magma come from that comes out from volcanoes?
Inside the earth
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What is a supervolcano?
A volcano 1000x bigger than a regular one that has potential to profuce an eruption with major effects on global climate and ecosystem
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Where are most supervolcanoes located?
Near the point boundaries
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What is the definition of a superpower nation?
An extremely powerful country one that is capable of influencing international events, its power can be felt across the whole world
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What are the main factors for a country to be a superpower?
Size, location, population, resources, milatary power, economic power, soft power, political power
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What are the BRIC nations?
Brazil, Russia, India, China
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What are the MINT nations?
Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria, Turkey
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What is a uni-polar world system?
Where most of the worlds regions economic, social, culturual aspects are influenced by a single state/country
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What is a bi-polar world sytem?
A system of world order in which the majority of global economic, miliatary, and culturual influence is held between two states/countries
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What is a multi-polar world system?
Where power is distributed at among 3 significant countries
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Are BRIC and MINT nations emerging superpowers?
Yes
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What do convection currents do in the mantle?
They move tectonic plates
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What is the source of heat driving the convection currents?
Radiocative decay happening deep inside the earth
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What is an epicentre?
The point on the earths surface directly above the fows of an earthquake
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What is a fault line?
A line on the earths surface that traces the geological fault
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What is the focus?
The point where the earthquake happens, where stress is builded up and released between 2 plates
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What rock type is in contiental plates?
Granite
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What rock type is in oceanic plates?
Basalt
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What are secondary effects of earthquakes?
Tsunamis, landslides and aftershocks
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What are 4 layers of the earth?
Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
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What is the thinnest layer on the earth?
The crust
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What is the thickest layer on the earth?
The mantle
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What is the most inner part of the earth?
The inner core
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What happens to the temperature as you go deeper into the earth?
Its gets hotter
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What was the big continent called that alfred wegner discovered
Pangaea
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What is the name of the process in how the continents moved away from eachother?
Continetial Drift
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Which layer of the earth is broken up into tectonic plates?
The crust
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Which layer of the earth is the hottest
Inner core
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Which layer of the earth has convection currents
The mantle
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Which tectonic plate do we live on?
The eurasian plate
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Which plate boundary caused the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami?
Convergent (destructive)
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Which country was most affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami?
Indonesia
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True of false: a tsunami wave flows in one direction towards the cost
False
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What is the advice given to students in earthquake prone countries?
Drop, cover, hold on
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Is cross bracing a good method of seismic proofing?
Yes
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What country has the largest milatary in terms of peoples?
China

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