CBMS Middle East Natural Resources

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Across
  1. 3. Underground deposits of petroleum that countries can use for energy and economic wealth.
  2. 5. Public protests or conflict caused by dissatisfaction with government or living conditions.
  3. 9. The process where fertile land becomes dry and unable to support plant life.
  4. 12. A nickname for oil because of its high value.
  5. 14. The movement of people from one place to another, often in search of jobs or resources.
  6. 15. Countries with large supplies of petroleum are often called oil-______ nations.
  7. 17. Oil resources are not evenly __________ across Southwest Asia.
  8. 18. The body of water near many oil-rich countries such as Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
Down
  1. 1. A condition where there is not enough freshwater available for people’s needs.
  2. 2. The main activity that uses the most water for growing crops and raising animals.
  3. 4. A region that contains many of the world’s largest oil reserves.
  4. 6. A valuable fossil fuel found underground that is used to make gasoline and plastics.
  5. 7. The total value of goods and services produced in a country.
  6. 8. Another name for region called Southwest Asia.
  7. 10. The average level of comfort, wealth, and access to goods and services in a country.
  8. 11. A long-term change in global weather patterns that can increase droughts.
  9. 13. RESOURCE Materials or substances such as water, soil, or oil that occur in nature and can be used by people.
  10. 16. A measure of a country’s wealth calculated by dividing GDP by population.