Much of our foreign policy is driven by our dependence on imported crude oil for gasoline production (about 10 million barrels each day).

Answer the following questions from the textbook

Much of our foreign policy is driven by our dependence on imported crude oil for gasoline production (about 10 million barrels each day). Do you think most Americans would care about what is currently happening in Ukraine if it were not affecting our gasoline prices?

What are the environmental effects of using nonrenewable mineral resources?

How can we use nonrenewable mineral resources more sustainably?

What are the earth’s significant geological hazards?

III        Complete the following Web Exercise

            Where in the World Are Our Fossil Fuels? Part 1

The U.S. Department of Energy maintains an excellent data set on energy issues www.eia.gov to view a comprehensive, alphabetical list of energy information and then answer the following questions: 

How much did total U.S. energy consumption increase between 2000 and 2010? (Hint: look at the GDP data.)

2. How much did the total U.S. GDP increase during that time?

3. What is the ratio between answers 2 and 1? What’s the significance of these numbers?

4. Where are the four Liquid Natural Gas ports in the U.S.? (Hint: look for LNG imports.)

5. From the information in your text, why does this matter?

6. In 1995, how did U.S. electricity prices compare to those in Japan, Germany, China, and India? What effect do you think prices may have had on conservation and renewable energy sources?

The U.S. Department of Energy maintains an excellent data set on energy issues www.eia.gov to view a comprehensive, alphabetical list of energy information and then answer the following questions: