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Oil Production

Provided by: Our World in Data |Published on: July 20, 2021

Graphs/Tables Grades 6-8, 9-12

Synopsis

This interactive line chart, map, and table from Our World In Data provide students the opportunity to analyze oil production in Terawatt-hours (TWh) for various countries.
Students can:
- Hover over the line chart of data to get more detailed information.
- Select the countries to include in the chart from a provided list.
- Download the data as a CSV file to do further calculations.
- Download the graph as an image file (PNG) or vector file (SVG).

Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences, Economics, Mathematics

Authors: Our World in Data

Region: Global

Languages: English

Positives

The different visualizations help students with different needs and preferences understand the content.
Students can easily interact with the user-friendly interface.

Prerequisites

Students should understand that oil is a fossil fuel and a nonrenewable resource.

Differentiation & Implementation

Students can discuss how burning fossil fuels like oil contributes to climate change. Students can also talk about how globalization and the exporting of oil have a role in climate change.
Students can discuss how oil is extracted and what that means for the environment, including impacts on people living near extraction sites.
Students can also look at oil spills like the Orange County oil spill to discuss the environmental implications. The article Orange County Oil Spill: Drilling is Killing can help facilitate this point.

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Resource Type and Format

All resources can be used for your educational purposes with proper attribution to the content provider.