本题目来源于试卷: Resource Use，类别为 IB环境系统与社会
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Oil is a natural resource. Suggest a possible reason for the change in its value from 2000 to 2014.
I.
Conflict in the Middle East threatened a major supply of global oil.
II.
More people were driving cars in countries like China and India, driving up demand for oil and therefore allowing increased prices.
III.
Oil supplies are running out and becoming rare, causing prices to drastically increase.
IV.
Governments are becoming more strict on regulations for processing oil, making the process much more expensive.
A. I, II, III and IV
B. I, II, and III only
C. I, III , and IV only
D. I and II only
参考答案: D
本题详细解析:
Statement I is true as there has been conflict in Kuwait, Iodu doud2 37o /v).u5h .hpjovsrael, Syria, Iran, and Iraq.vo5hd ooduv ud3o)2p .uh7j/ during this period. This does put the supply of Middle Eastern oil under threat.
Statement II is true as in the 2000s, the number of cars on the road in both China and India increased drastically, and demand for gasoline went up with it.
Statement III is not true as, though oil is a finite resource, current reserves allow for many more years of supply even at current consumption rates and with the progress of electric vehicles, demand could even drop significantly.
Statement IV is not true as most governments in major oil-producing nations are favourable to oil companies, and the graph shows a significant decline in 2008 and 2009 which would not match with consistent government intervention. Option D is, therefore, the correct choice.
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