Living in the Environment 18th Edition by Tyler Miller,Scott Spoolman

Exercise 26

What are proven oil reserves and what five factors determine such reserves Define horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing or fracking and explain how these two technologies are being used to extract tightly held oil and natural gas from shale rock. What three countries have the largest percentages of the world's proven oil reserves What percentages are found in the United States and China Based on data from the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Geological Survey, what are three conclusions that have been drawn concerning consumption of conventional light oil What are the major environmental costs of using oil What are the major advantages and disadvantages of using conventional light oil as an energy resource Describe U.S. dependence on oil and on imported oil. How can U.S. oil production increase dramatically in coming years, according to some analysts What are two factors that could limit such an increase in domestic oil production