1. Discovery of oil in the Middle East SS7G7-Explain how the distribution of oil has affected the development of the Middle East Why is oil important to your life? Why is oil important to the world? Essential Question: How did the discovery of oil in the Middle East affect the way people live?

2. SQUARES square 1-Why is oil important to the world? square 2-How did the discovery of oil affect the development of the Middle East (modernization, standard of living) square 3-examples of past and present changes in peoples lives square 4-OPEC (what does it do, importance to world) square 5- Saudi Arabia-example of development in country square 6-Kuwait-example how of development in the country Create an informative story board explaining how oil has affected the development of the Middle East. The organizer has 6 Squares using pictures to represent important information to explain the issue.

3. 1. Importance of oil2. Discovery 3. Past and Present 4. OPEC 5. Saudi Arabia 6. Kuwait