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TCI Chapter 24
Oil in Southwest Asia
Term | Definition |
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crude oil | petroleum as it comes out of the ground and before it has been refined or processed into useful products |
nonrenewable resource | it takes so long to form that it can't be replaced, ex. oil |
oil reserves | petroleum that has been discovered but remains unused in the ground |
renewable resource | it can't be used up or it can be replaced quickly as it is used up, ex. sunlight |
geothermal energy | heat from the center of Earth |
impermeable rock | keeps most oil and natural gas contained deep inside the Earth |
tectonic plates | giant sections of the Earth's crust |
infant mortality rate | the number of infants, out of every 1,000 babies born in a particular year, who die before reaching the age 1 |
HDI | a country's per capita GDP along with other factors that reflect quality of life |
GDP | the total value of goods and services produced in a country in a year |
per capita | by or for each person, figure this by dividing the total amount of something by the number of people in a place |
life expectancy | the average age that a person in a given population can expect to live, it varies from country to country |
distribution | the way resources,power or goods are divided among people or groups |
ethnic group | people in a country who share a unique culture and identity |
developed country | a wealthy country with an advanced economy, these places have many industries and provide a comfortable way of life for most of their people |
state | a political unit that controls a particular territory, ex. Dubai in the UAE |
region | an area defined by one or more natural or cultural characteristics that set it apart from other areas |
crust | the hard, outer layer of Earth |
natural gas | found beneath Earth's surface and can be burned as fuel for cooking, heating homes and other purposes |
desert | a geographic region with too little rainfall to support much plant life; also a vegetation zone |
nomad | a person who wanders from place to place |