35. To what extent does the United States rely on the Middle East for its oil consumption? How do you think this dependence affects our relationship with oil producing countries? The U. S. imports 30% of its oil needs from the Middle East.
36. Kuwait: An Island Floating on a Sea of Oil Kuwait City
39. Completed Map ï Tigris River Nile River ï Euphrates River ï Jordan River ï Persian Gulf Arabian Sea Mediterranean Sea Indian Ocean Red Sea Black Sea ï Gulf of Aden Strait of ï Hormuz Suez Canal ï Dardanelles Strait ï Atlantic Ocean ï Gulf of Oman Caspian Sea Arabian Desert Negev Desert Sinai Desert Rub al-Khali ï Atlas Mts. ï Elburz Mts. Taurus Mts. ï Zagros Mts. Iranian Plateau Anatolian Plateau Caucasus Mts. Hejaz Mts. Sahara Desert Libyan Desert