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Oil Production - Trends Through Time

Your job: Make a graph of oil production in a country, and compare it with other countries. 1) Look at the data table for the country you choose (or were assigned). 2) Make a bar or line graph that shows the oil production in each year shown on the table. 3) Compare your finished graph with graphs made by other students for other countries. 4) Write a brief for your congressperson, describing the results of your research. Your brief emphasize trends through time and their implications for foreign policy.

Background: Oil is the most valuable commodity in international trade. Those who have it make hundreds of billions of dollars selling it to those who do not.

Trend of Oil Production in _____________

gigabarrelsper year 5

4

3

2

1

0

1.31.11.01.24.30.90.91.7

1.40.30.80.83.10.80.81.9

1.10.70.40.82.30.70.81.6

0.60.90.60.63.60.80.81.8

1.40.61.10.31.40.41.42.1

0.40.40.60.00.50.01.00.3

I IranQ IraqK KuwaitE EmiratesS Saudi ArabiaN NigeriaV VenezuelaOther OPEC

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2012

1.63.80.70.51.11.44.05.2

1.22.21.21.01.00.72.36.6

1.04.00.60.70.90.62.75.1

0.84.30.20.60.70.53.13.3

0.22.50.00.00.20.53.51.8

0.01.10.00.00.10.22.60.7

C ChinaR RussiaN NorwayB BritainM MexicoC CanadaU United StatesOther non-OPEC

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2012

A gigabarrel is a billion barrels of oil.

The United States uses 7 gigabarrels each year.

Gigabarrelsper year


Major Producers of Crude Petroleum

Your job: Make a map of oil production in a specific year, and compare it with other years. 1) Look at the data table for the year you choose (or were assigned). 2) Draw a circle on top of each letter on the map to show the amount of oil produced in that country. Make the circle the proper size according to the map key. 3) Compare your finished map with maps made by other students for other years. 4) Write a brief for your congressperson, describing the results of your research. Your brief should emphasize trends through time and implications for foreign policy.


Oil Production in the Year _____

I

V N

S EKQ

NC B

C

R

MU

1.31.11.01.24.30.90.91.7

1.40.30.80.83.10.80.81.9

1.10.70.40.82.30.70.81.6

0.60.90.60.63.60.80.81.8

1.40.61.10.31.40.41.42.1

0.40.40.60.00.50.01.00.3

I IranQ IraqK KuwaitE EmiratesS Saudi ArabiaN NigeriaV VenezuelaOther OPEC

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2012

1.63.80.70.51.11.44.05.2

1.22.21.21.01.00.72.36.6

1.04.00.60.70.90.62.75.1

0.84.30.20.60.70.53.13.3

0.22.50.00.00.20.53.51.8

0.01.10.00.00.10.22.60.7

C ChinaR RussiaN NorwayB BritainM MexicoC CanadaU United StatesOther non-OPEC

Map Key gigabarrels

of petroleum

5

21

1/21/5

A gigabarrel is a billion barrels of oil.

The United States uses 7 gigabarrels each year.

Gigabarrelsper year


Petroleum Imports - Trends Through Time

Your job: Make a graph of oil imports from a country, and compare it with other countries. 1) Look at the data table for the country you choose (or were assigned). 2) Make a bar or line graph that shows the oil import in each year shown on the table. 3) Compare your finished graph with graphs made by other students for other countries. 4) Write a brief for your congressperson, describing the results of your research. Your brief emphasize trends through time and their implications for foreign policy.


Trend of Oil Imports from _____________

gigabarrelsper year 5

4

3

2

1

01960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2012

Gigabarrels of Petroleum

0.40.20.10.30.30.10.00.40.90.5

0.50.10.10.30.60.10.10.50.50.7

0.50.20.10.30.40.10.10.30.30.6

0.50.10.20.30.20.20.10.20.20.7

0.00.00.00.00.40.10.00.00.30.5

0.00.00.00.00.30.00.00.00.00.2

S Saudi ArabiaP Persian GulfA AlgeriaN NigeriaV VenezuelaR Caribbean B BritainM MexicoC CanadaOther countries

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2012

A gigabarrel is one billion barrels of oil. The United States uses 7 gb each year.

Total 0.7 1.2 2.5 2.9 3.6 3.2


Petroleum Imports - Map of Sources

Your job: Make a map of oil imports in a specific year, and compare it with other years. 1) Look at the data table for the year you choose (or were assigned). 2) Draw an arrow from each country to the United States to show the amount of oil bought from that country. Make each line the proper thickness according to the map key. 3) Compare your finished map with maps made by other students for other years. 4) Write a brief for your congressperson, describing the results of your research. Your brief should emphasize trends through time and implications for foreign policy.


Oil Imports in the Year _____

Gigabarrels of Petroleum

V N

S P

C B

RM

A

0.40.20.10.30.30.10.00.40.90.5

0.50.10.10.30.60.10.10.50.50.7

0.50.20.10.30.40.10.10.30.30.6

0.50.10.20.30.20.20.10.20.20.7

0.00.00.00.00.40.10.00.00.30.5

0.00.00.00.00.30.00.00.00.00.2

S Saudi ArabiaP Persian GulfA AlgeriaN NigeriaV VenezuelaR Caribbean B BritainM MexicoC CanadaOther countries

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2012Map Key gigabarrels

of petroleum

1

1/2

1/4

1/8

A gigabarrel is one billion barrels of oil. The United States uses 7 gb each year.

Total 0.7 1.2 2.5 2.9 3.6 3.2

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