Oil Dependency Among Nations
Oil Dependency Among Nations
Description:
The oil crisis has caused some nations to reconsider their foreign policy objectives and to aggressively seek to acquire oil.
Education Levels:
7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject:
Economics, Geography, World History, United States Government, Technology And Civilization, Current Events/issues, Technology
Resource Type:
Lesson plan
Fee Status:
Free
Online provider:
World Without Oil
Learning Outcomes:
Learning Outcomes:
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(24) Science, technology, and society. The student understands connections between major developments in science and technology and the growth of industrial economies and societies in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.
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Standard 2: The student understands the characteristics of different economic systems and institutions. (SS.D.2.4)
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(8) Geography. The student understands how people, places, and environments are connected and interdependent.
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D. Understand the historical significance of geography.
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Standard 2: The student understands the interactions of people and the physical environment.
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C. Understand relationships between geographic factors and society.
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Scarcity and Economic Reasoning
Students will understand that productive resources are limited, therefore, people cannot have all the goods and services they want. As a result, they must choose some things and give up others.
Students will understand that productive resources are limited, therefore, people cannot have all the goods and services they want. As a result, they must choose some things and give up others.
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WHII.47 Explain the rise and funding of Islamic fundamentalism in the last half of the 20th century and identify the major events and forces in the Middle East over the last several decades. (H, E)
- A. the weakness and fragility of the oil-rich Persian Gulf states, including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and others
B. the Iranian Revolution of 1978-1979
C. defeat of the Soviet Union by the Mujahideen in Afghanistan
D. the origins of the Persian Gulf War and the post-war actions of Saddam Hussein
E. the financial support of radical and terrorist organizations by the Saudis
F. the increase in terrorist attacks against Israel and the United States
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B. Understand that scarcity necessitates choices by consumers.
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C. Understand that scarcity necessitates choices by producers.
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WHII.19 Identify the major developments in the Middle East before World War II. (H, E)
- A. the end of the Ottoman Empire
B. the Balfour Declaration of 1917
C. the expulsion of the Greeks from Asia Minor
D. the establishment of a secular Turkish state under Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
E. the establishment of the Kingdom of Transjordan in the eastern part of the Palestine Mandate by the British
F. the growing importance of Middle Eastern oil fields to world politics and the world economy
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(8.28) Science, technology, and society. The student understands the impact of science and technology on the economic development of the United States.
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12.1 Students understand common economic terms and concepts and economic reasoning.
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10.10 Students analyze instances of nation-building in the contemporary world in at least two of the following regions or countries: the Middle East, Africa, Mexico and other parts of Latin America, and China.
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16.E.5b (US) Analyze the relationship between an issue in United States environmental history and the related aspects of political, economic and social history.
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