Question

most of the worlds oil is located in the middle eastern countries such as saudi arabia, united arab emirates, iran, and kuwait; yet, the greatest consumers of foreign oil are the united states, japan, and china-a total population of nearly 2 billion people. refer to the maps below (which you saw in this section of the unit). what can you infer from these maps?

Explanation:

From the context (oil - rich Middle East, major consumers like US, Japan, China) and the "Oil Exports by Country" map (with Russia in red, likely a major exporter), we can infer that there is a global oil trade dynamic. Oil - producing countries (like Middle Eastern ones and Russia, as seen from the map's color coding for high exports) supply oil to major consuming nations. Also, the map likely shows that countries with large oil exports (like Russia with the red color indicating 5,000,000 + exports) are key players in meeting the demand of big - consuming countries, and there is a geographic separation between major oil - producing and - consuming regions, leading to international oil trade.

Answer:

We can infer that there is an international oil trade where oil - producing countries (e.g., Middle Eastern nations, Russia as seen from the map's high - export color coding) supply oil to major consuming countries (US, Japan, China). There is a geographic separation between major oil - producing and - consuming regions, driving global oil trade, and countries with high oil exports (like Russia with 5,000,000 + exports) play a key role in meeting the demand of large - population consuming nations.