Water Crisis and Drilling
in the Middle East
What is happening to the amount of renewable water available in the
MENA?
So why does the Middle East have very limited capacity to
industrialize and to engage in agriculture?
What are the most common exports ?
Which nation is the biggest producer of oil?
Which nation is the biggest consumer?
What is the general trend of crude oil consumption in Europe and the US over
the last 30 years?
How would you explain the economic relationship between the
Middle East and the West?
How would you characterize the price of oil per barrel in the US since the
1970s?
How can dependency on oil (for buying and selling) can be harmful to both the US and Middle Eastern
nations?
Does Saudi Arabia have enough jobs to employ all of its working age
population?
Do you anticipate that unemployment will get better or
worse in the future?
Why are even oil rich nations of the Middle East, like Saudi Arabia, struggling to create an economy
that can supply its population with enough jobs?