The resource also links related resources that include the data for further exploration.
The color coding on the map helps give students a quick picture of the global landscape of the data.
Prerequisites
Students may need terawatt-hour defined to better understand the data.
Students should also understand what oil is, how it is used, and how it impacts the planet.
Differentiation & Implementation
Students can use the resource Follow the Oil to understand the environmental justice implications of oil production and usage.
Economics students can explore the determinants of supply and demand using this resource in conjunction with Oil Production data.
In addition, for economics, teachers can use this data to introduce the negative externalities of consumption. By looking at this data, the teacher can ask the students to explain the effects on third parties (people other than consumers of oil) from the consumption of oil.
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