Oil in the Middle East by: Mrs. Williams

1. Oil in the Middle Eastby: Mrs. Williams Barrel of Oil Oil Platform Oil Derrick Pumpjack

2. Answer question below in a complete sentence: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Who has the most oil? Follow Link

4. Southwest Asia (also called the Middle East) has the world's largest known oil reserves. • Definition Oil Reserves: Underground oil, petroleum, or natural gas that has been discovered but remains unused.

5. Who buys the most oil?

6. Why do we buy so much oil?Oil can be made into gasoline... • Gasoline is used to operate cars, subways, trains, buses, airplanes, etc. • Gas is also used to heat and cool our homes! • Gas is used to give us electricity!

7. Energy Security in the U.S. There are a number of concerns and fears regarding energy security in the U.S.: • Oil and other fossil fuel depletion (running out) • Reliance on foreign sources of energy • Geopolitics (such as supporting dictatorships, rising terrorism, “stability” of nations that supply energy) • Energy needs of poorer countries, and demands from advancing developing countries such as China and India • Environmental issues, in particular climate change • Renewables and other alternative energy sources

8. What does the U.S. sometimes do to maintain energy security? • ...the U.S. has gone into war in the past (Gulf War) to make sure our energy was not cut off! • ...the U.S. might partly stays at war in Iraq to secure the energy resources we use everyday!

9. Who controls the oil? • OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) • Controls the price of oil

10. A lot can change in 50 years. Fifty years ago in the United States, there were no computers, no cell phones, and no internet.Televisions were just starting to appear in American homes. However, some parts of the world, such as Southwest Asia have changed even more dramatically.Look at the two photographs on the right. Fifty years ago, Dubai was a small fishing village. Today, Dubai is a modern, prosperous city with the world's tallest buildings, man-made harbors, etc.

11. Where is Dubai? • Dubai is one of seven states that make up the United Arab Emirites ( a country in Southwest Asia).

12. Dubai, like much of Southwest Asia, has been transformed by oil. =

13. What is Dubai doing with all the money they make from oil?

14. Burj Dubai Tallest Building in the World

15. Comparing the Burj Dubai

16. How stuff works? Building Video

17. Ski DubaiLargest Indoor Skiing in the World

18. Ski Dubai Video

19. Dubai Sports City

20. Once completed, Sports City will be a suburb of Dubai for people to live, shop, eat, etc. This is ideal for people who love sports!

21. Dubai WaterfrontLargest waterfront development in the world!

23. Palm IslandsLargest artificial islands in the world! • 3 artificial (man-made) islands off the coast of Dubai • Each branch is a block of houses, each house has its own beach!

25. The World

26. Dubai Towers • Currently under construction, these towers will decorate the waterfront.

27. Burj Al Arab HotelThe world's only seven star hotel!

28. Inside the Burj Al Arab

29. Inside the Burj Al Arab

30. Inside the Burj Al Arab

31. Inside the Burj Al Arab

32. Inside the Burj Al Arab • Aquarium Dining

33. $ 2,000 a night to stay hereVideo Tour

34. Google Earth Snapshot of Dubai, U.A.E.(Open up Dubai Tour Google Earth)

35. Sources • Geography Alive! By: TCI • http://videos.howstuffworks.com/howstuffworks/483-how-the-worlds-tallest-building-works-video.htm • http://show.mappingworlds.com//world/?lang=EN • http://www.skidubai.com/ski-dubai/videos/ • http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/Demian-33477-dubai-entertainment-ppt-powerpoint/ • http://www.jumeirah.com/en/hotels-and-resorts/Destinations/Dubai/Burj-Al-Arab/